Did you Know?

[RW]

ROFL!

[Leopardsocks]

Gee, you guys are pussies...

[RW]

And you think we are guys....

[RDL]

Did you know?  Bananas are berries, and they're in the same group as tomatoes, kiwis, and pomegranates.

[Anonymous]

Did you know?  Bananas are berries, and they're in the same group as tomatoes, kiwis, and pomegranates.

proof please

[RDL]

Did you know?  Bananas are berries, and they're in the same group as tomatoes, kiwis, and pomegranates.

proof please

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry



In botanical language, a berry is a simple fruit having seeds and pulp produced from a single ovary; the ovary can be inferior or superior.



Examples of botanical berries include:



Avocado (Persea americana) a one-seeded berry

Banana[1][2]

Barberry (Berberis; Berberidaceae)

Bearberry (Arctostaphylos spp.)

Bilberry

Blueberry

Coffee berries

Cranberry

Crowberry (Empetrum spp.)

Currant (Ribes spp.; Grossulariaceae), red, black, and white types

Elderberry (Sambucus niger; Adoxaceae)

Gooseberry (Ribes spp.; Grossulariaceae)

Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)

Garcinia gummi-gutta, Garcinia mangostana, and Garcinia indica (Vrikshamla)

Goji berries (Wolfberry)

Grape, Vitis vinifera

Honeysuckle: the berries of some species are edible and are called honeyberries, but others are poisonous (Lonicera spp.; Caprifoliaceae)

Lingonberry/Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

Persimmon

Mayapple (Podophyllum spp.; Berberidaceae)

Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium; Berberidaceae)

Pumpkin

Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), not to be confused with the strawberry (Fragaria)

Tomato and other species of the family Solanaceae

Watermelon

[Anonymous]

^Just so you know dude, I was joking about providing proof.

[Annie]

Did you know?  Bananas are berries, and they're in the same group as tomatoes, kiwis, and pomegranates.

That's very interesting..... ac_umm

[Anonymous]

Did you know...



There are at least 10 (probably more) exceptions to the 'i before e except after c' rule: species, science, sufficient, seize, weird, vein, their, foreign, feisty, heist.

I never thought about that RDL, thank you.

 ac_smile

[Renee]

No wonder I can't spell. It's so fucking confusing. ac_dunno

[Anonymous]

No wonder I can't spell. It's so fucking confusing. ac_dunno

English can be a confusing language Renee.