Did You Know?

In the United States, broccoli was first grown by immigrants in Brooklyn, New York; Now, almost all of the broccoli eaten in the U.S. comes from California.

More grapes are grown around the world than any other fruit.

Mangoes, grown for more than 4,000 years, are the most popular fruit in the world.

Olive trees can live for more than 1,500 years.

Mosquitoes are more attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

Actually a fruit, it took a ruling by the Supreme Court in 1893 to make the tomato a vegetable. Their reason why: Since tomatoes are usually eaten during a meal and not after, they should be vegetables.

Although Georgia is known as the "Peach State," California produces the most U.S. peaches, about 60%. Georgia ranks second.

 
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