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  • An apple is made of 25% air. That is why they float!
  • Avocados have been cultivated in Central America for almost 7,000 years!
  • Carrots were originally purple in color, changing in the 17th Century to orange with newer varieties!
  • Cherries are a member of the rose family.
  • Corn always has an even number of ears.
  • Eggplants are actually fruits, and classified botanically as berries.
  • One variety of banana, the 'Ice Cream Banana', is BLUE! It turns yellow like other bananas when ripe, and has a taste like vanilla custard and a marshmallow texture!
  • Strawberries are the only fruit which has its seeds on its outer skin.
  • Tomatoes used to be considered poisonous.