26 November 2010

10 fascinating fruit facts


Okay, I'm nearly done on the food/drink theme (promise!) but I liked these fruit facts too much to abandon them:

1. Pineapple is the international symbol of hospitality.

2. Pineapples are classified as berries.

3. Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.

4. Strawberries are the only fruit which has its seeds on its outer skin

5. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.

6. 'Orange' does not rhyme with any other word.

7. Cherries are a member of the rose family.

8. The banana plant is the world’s largest herb. It’s often mistaken for a tree, but it does not have a woody trunk or boughs.

9. Olive trees can live for more than 1,500 years.

10. Smelling bananas and/or green apples (not eating) can help you lose weight.

Image: xedos4

1 comment:

  1. If we focus on grapes for a moment we can discuss the merits of the wonder drop from the 'grange' .... gee does that rhyme with orange?

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