- Scientists at the Texas A&M University's Institute for Biosciences and Technology are working on ways to grow vaccines inside of bananas.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The coconut is the largest seed in the world.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Watermelon is considered a good gift to give a host in Japan and China.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Passion fruits have a tranquilizing effect on the body.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Pears were so rare in the 1800's that people were willing to pay up to $100 to eat one.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Researches have discovered that eating five or more apples a week is linked to better functioning of the lungs.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Navel oranges got their name because the bottom of this type of orange resembles a belly button or navel.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Botanically a rhubarb is a vegetable. It was changed to a fruit in 1947 by a U.S. Custom Court.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In 1565 In St. Augustine, Florida the first orange trees were planted.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The blackberry bush is also called the "bramble."
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The banana fruit is a berry and does not grow on a tree but actually grows on the world's largest herb and is a member of the lily family.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Pineapples were first introduced into Europe by Christopher Columbus.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Pineapples were first called "anana", which is Caribbean for "excellent fruit."
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Watermelons are a popular gift to bring to a host in China or Japan.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Colour is not an indicator for the taste or ripeness in cranberries.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The citric acid found in lemon juice is said to be able to dissolve a pearl.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The world's most consumed fruit is the mango.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Bananas were discovered by Alexander the Great in 327 B.C. when he conquered India.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - On average, a strawberry has 200 seeds on it.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - "Pomology" is the science of growing an apple.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - At one time, Pumpkins were recommended for the removal of freckles and curing snake bites.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In the Pacific Islands when people get burns they often use a banana leaf as treatment.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - During the era of Louis XIV, women used lemons to redden their lips.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The long fibres that are found in bananas are excellent in making paper. The long fibres that are found in the banana plant can make the banana fibre paper approximately 3000 times stronger than regular paper.
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