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Lemon Fruit
0

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

Apple Fruit
1

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

Strawberry Fruit
2

A single strawberry can contain over 200 seeds. elaborate

Pear Fruit
3

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

Apricot Fruit
4

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

Lime Fruit
5

Limes were likely first cultivated in Southeast Asia. elaborate

Orange Fruit
6

Oranges are botanically a berry. elaborate

Honeydew Melon Fruit
7

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

Cantaloupe Fruit
8

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

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

Pomegranate Fruit
10

A single pomegranate can contain over 600 seeds. 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

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

Peach Fruit
13

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

Banana Fruit
14

Bananas are berries. elaborate

Pineapple Fruit
15

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

Avocado Fruit
17

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

Cranberry Fruit
18

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

Blueberry Fruit
19

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

Cherry Fruit
20

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

Mango Fruit
21

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

Blackberry Fruit
22

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

Fig Fruit
23

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

Raspberry Fruit
24

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

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