I bet you think you're pretty knowledgeable when it comes to food, right?
After all, you eat it every day, and have done so for most of your life!
There’s a lot you don’t know about food.
Yep! Be prepared, ’cause I’m about to blow your mind. Here are 19 food facts that might just make you question everything you thought you knew.
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What’s their deal?
Well, I’m glad you asked. They’re actually BERRIES.
Yep! Scientifically speaking, bananas belong in the berry family.
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They’re (very slightly) radioactive.
This is because they contain potassium, and potassium decays over time.
But don’t worry. You’d have to eat a lot of bananas for your body to suffer from radioactive damage. Like 10 million of them.
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First of all, if you said bananas, I’m glad you’ve been paying attention.
Did you also say strawberries, blackberries, and/or raspberries?
If so, I hate to break it to you, but those AREN’T berries!
Again, scientifically speaking, a berry is a simple fruit that comes from a single flower with a single ovary. All three of these “berries” are actually something called an “aggregate fruit,” which means they’re derived from a flower with multiple ovaries.
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They. Are. Berries.
It’s like, what even are berries? Why do we name things that are not berries, berries? What’s the matter with us?
Are you freaking out yet? ‘Cause there’s much more where that came from. Read on for another mind-blowing food-related fact.
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