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Cranberry Fruit
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Cranberries can bounce! Their air-filled pockets allow them to bounce when dropped on a hard surface. elaborate

Strawberry Fruit
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A single strawberry can contain over 200 seeds. elaborate

Blackberry Fruit
2

BlackBerry's keyboard was initially designed to be used with a stylus, not fingers. elaborate

Banana Fruit
3

Bananas are berries. elaborate

Pomology Fruit
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Pomology is the branch of botany that studies fruit. A fun fact is that many of the fruits we eat today are the result of centuries of selective breeding and hybridization by pomologists. elaborate

Pear Fruit
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Pears are botanically classified as a fruit, but are treated as a vegetable in culinary contexts, such as in salads or chutneys. elaborate

Cantaloupe Fruit
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Cantaloupe's scientific name, *Cucumis melo*, is the same as that of cucumbers, though they're different cultivars within the same species. elaborate

Pomegranate Fruit
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A single pomegranate can contain over 600 seeds. elaborate

Fig Fruit
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Fig trees were some of the first trees to be cultivated by humans. elaborate

Plum Fruit
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Plums are drupes, meaning they have a single hard stone containing a seed surrounded by fleshy fruit. elaborate

Avocado Fruit
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Avocados don't ripen on the tree; they ripen only after they're picked. elaborate

Watermelon Fruit
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Watermelons are part of the same family as cucumbers and pumpkins. elaborate

Mango Fruit
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Mangoes are a drupe, meaning they have a hard shell surrounding a single seed. elaborate

Lime Fruit
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Limes were likely first cultivated in Southeast Asia. elaborate

Peach Fruit
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In the original *Super Mario Bros.* game, Peach is referred to as the "Princess Toadstool". elaborate

Raspberry Fruit
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Raspberries are aggregate fruits, meaning they're formed from many tiny individual fruits clustered together on a single receptacle. elaborate

Orange Fruit
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Oranges are botanically a berry. elaborate

Grapes Fruit
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A single grape can contain up to 2.5 times its weight in water. elaborate

Blueberry Fruit
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Blueberries are not actually blue; their color comes from a pigment called anthocyanin, which is also responsible for the red and purple colors in many other fruits and vegetables. elaborate

Honeydew Melon Fruit
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Honeydew melons aren't actually honey-sweetened; their name comes from their honey-like color and aroma. elaborate

Apricot Fruit
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Apricot kernels contain amygdalin, a compound that releases cyanide when digested, making them toxic if consumed in large quantities. elaborate

Apple Fruit
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Apple's original logo featured Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. elaborate

Cherry Fruit
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Cherry pits contain cyanide, though you'd have to eat a lot to experience any ill effects. elaborate

Pineapple Fruit
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Pineapples are a collective fruit, meaning they're formed from many individual flowers fused together. elaborate

Lemon Fruit
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Lemon juice is sometimes used to clean copper because of its acidity. elaborate

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