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TIL that when you grow an apple tree from a seed you have a 1 in 80,000 chance to produce a tree with tasty fruits because apples are not true to seed trees that need cross-pollination and the new tree will differ to much from the parent to taste good.

by whatilearned May 10, 2022, 7:07 pm

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TIL of the Kangina – a Afghani traditional practice that preserves fruits into the winter months. It is made of wet clay-rich mud, molded into a bowl shape and sun baked. When dried, the fruit – often grapes – are sealed inside with more serving of mud to form a closed, air-tight vessel.

by whatilearned April 18, 2022, 11:23 pm

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TIL Bohemian waxwing can eat huge numbers of berries, more than double its own weight. Their large liver helps convert sugar to energy. They can metabolise ethanol produced from the fermentation of those sugary fruits more efficiently than humans, but may still become intoxicated, sometimes fatally

by whatilearned April 15, 2022, 12:05 pm

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People who grow their own food, is it worth the time and effort for just fruits and vegetables?

by QuestionGuy March 19, 2022, 12:47 am

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TIL blood oranges get their color from the pigment anthocyanin. This pigment needs low nightly temperatures to form. Anthocyanin is not commonly found in a majority of citrus fruits.

by whatilearned February 11, 2022, 11:10 pm

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TIL that date fruits actually grow on palm trees, more specifically the Phoenix dactylifera, which are native to western Asia and north Africa.

by whatilearned February 5, 2022, 11:04 pm

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TIL of Mole Poblano, a thick and savory chili and chocolate sauce from the Mexican state of Puebla. Generally, a mole sauce contains fruits, nuts, chili peppers, and spices like black pepper, cinnamon, or cumin, but mole poblano also has dark chocolate.

by whatilearned January 20, 2022, 6:10 pm

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Garlic keeps vampires away and apples keep doctors away, what do other fruits and vegetables keep away?

by QuestionGuy December 8, 2021, 12:10 am

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TIL Astronauts threw a taco party to celebrate their first harvest of seven Hatch peppers grown on the International Space Station, part of a larger experiment in growing fresh fruits and vegetables to supplement the packaged food sent on space missions.

by whatilearned November 15, 2021, 2:40 pm

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TIL there is a single tree that has 40 varieties of fruits

by whatilearned October 12, 2021, 10:13 am

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TIL that the saying, “One bad apple spoils the barrel” has scientific origin. A single moldy apple stored with good apples can, in fact, spread and spoil the rest of the bunch. Avoid keeping apples (and other ripening fruits) next to your pumpkin this season, to steer clear of similar effects.

by whatilearned October 7, 2021, 6:16 pm

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TIL all fruits are ALSO vegetables

by whatilearned October 3, 2021, 3:20 pm

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