- The name "cranberry" comes from German and Dutch settlers. The berry was intially called "crane berry." The reason it was called this was because when the flowers bloom, the petals of the flowers twist backwards and look very much like the head of a crane. Eventually the name was shortened down to be "cranberry."
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Mangos are known throughout the world as the "King of Fruits."
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - It is said that grapefruit got its name because it grows like grapes in clusters. One cluster can have up to 25 grapefruits.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The banana was officially introduced in 1876 in the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The bananas were wrapped in tinfoil and were sold for 10 cents each.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In England during Queen Victoria's time, oranges were given as Christmas presents.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - After being picked an orange cannot ripen.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - There are more than 50 different types of pumpkins. Some of them have names such as Munchkin, Funny Face, and Spooktacular.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - It is common in Israel and Egypt to eat watermelon with feta cheese.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Heavier lemons contain more and tastier juice.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Strawberries are a member of the rose family.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In 1990, the largest watermelon ever grown was 262 pounds, by Bill Carson of Tennesse, USA.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - At one time, pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Brazil is the largest producers of oranges in the world.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The water inside of a coconut is identical to human blood plasma. Many lives in third world countries have been saved from coconut water fed through an IV.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Brazil produces the most oranges in the world.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - One ton of grapes can produce 720 bottles of wine.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - There are no blossoms on the branches of a fig tree, instead it is inside the fruit.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Half of a cup of figs will give you just as much calcium as half a cup of milk.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - A ripe cranberry will bounce. Another name for a cranberry is bounceberry.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Eating eight strawberries will provide you with more Vitamin C than an orange.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - 99% of the blueberries that are produced in the United States are produced in the state of Maine.
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