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Blog30: Fun Healthy Food Facts

SECOND THOUGHT has rounded up some of the strangest and most fascinating food facts that you probably never knew. Keep scrolling to educate yourself.
  1. A bunch of bananas is called a hand.
  2. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
  3. Apples are made of 25% air, which is why they float.
  4. Avocado has highest protein content of all fruit.
  5. Broccoli contains twice the vitamin C of an orange.
  6. Cabbage is 91% water.
  7. Cherries are a member of the rose family.
  8. Chocolate was once used as currency.
  9. Consuming dairy may cause acne.
  10. Cranberries bounce like a rubber ball when ripe.
  11. Cucumbers are 96% water. So next time you’re feeling dehydrated and don’t feel like drinking water, try snacking on a cucumber.
  12. Eating bananas can help fight depression.
  13. Eating too much nutmeg has the effect of a hallucinogenic drug.
  14. Eggplants are fruits and classified as berries.
  15. Fresh eggs sink in water and rotten eggs will float.
  16. Ginger can reduce exercise-induced muscle pain by 25%.
  17. Grapes will explode if you put them in the microwave.
  18. Honey is the only edible food that never goes bad.
  19. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. 
  20. Neither strawberries, blackberries nor raspberries are actual berries.
  21. Peanuts are legumes, not nuts.
  22. Radishes are members of the same family as cabbages.
  23. The tea bag was created by accident, as tea bags were originally sent as samples.
  24. Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing.
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