inner dork: apples, and oranges (and other assorted fruit)_

It's all tutti fruity today.

Did you know...

Pomology is the study of fruit.

Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient for waking you up in the morning.(Yes, but coffee doesn't require flossing.)

Fresh apples float because 25% of their volume is air. (Therefore, 25% less calories than a non-fresh apple.)

The avocado has the most calories of any fruit. (But it makes such a tasty dip.) (And facial.)

The most widely eaten fruit in America is the banana. (Hmmm, bananas. They come in their own little carrying case.)

The average banana weighs 126 grams.

Approximately 17,000 bananas are eaten each week in the Boston University dining room. (The other universities refused to comment.)

Bananas do not grow on trees but on rhizomes.

Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball. (She shoots, she scores!)

Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. (Therefore making a much better beverage.)

Seeds are missing from a navel orange. The bigger the navel, the sweeter the orange. (You say navel, I say belly-button.)

Orange juice helps the body absorb iron easily when consumed with a meal. (And not so easily when it's not taken with a meal.)

Pineapples do not ripen after they have been picked. (How do you know when a pineapple is ripe? I do not wish to knock on its shell as it is prickly.)

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. (Totally gonna test this one out.)

A cucumber consists of 96% water. (Therefore contains 96% less calories.)

More than 200 varieties of watermelon are grown in the United States. (I can name two, seeded and seedless.) (Okay four, big and small.) (196 more to go.)