FUN FACTS

ANSWERS

  1. 200 seeds in the average strawberry, it is the only fruit with the seeds on the outside.
  2. 7000 cherries on the average cherry tree
  3. 800 kernels on the average ear of corn
  4. Beets originate in Europe and North Africa
  5. Early carrots were purple/black/white and red
  6. Nectarines originate in China
  7. Pumpkins come in red/tan/grey and white
  8. Strawberries belong to the rose family
  9. Cranberries are also called “bounce berries” because they bounce when they are ripe.
  10. The citrus family is made up of 9 fruits, they are; oranges, grapefruits, mandarins, tangerines, tangelos, lemons, limes, citron and pummel
  11.  Over 37 different  vegetables
  12. Historic cave people ate sweet potatoes. Remains of sweet potatoes were found in a cave in Peru and scientists said they were 10,000 to 12,000 years old.

 

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