Bobbing for apples started as an ancient Celtic marriage game. The first person to bite into the apple was predicted to be the next to get married.
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Largest living organism is a fungus
Fun Fact! Fungi, as organisms, are mostly underground in the form of mycelium. Click here to read more!
Blueberries growing from the ashes
Fun fact! Prescribed fires can promote blueberry production because the fires eliminate competing vegetation and remove worn out blueberry bush branches.
Rhubarb leaves
Fun fact! Rhubarb leaves are considered toxic to humans because of their high oxalic acid content.
Cordyceps
Fun fact! Cordyceps are parasitic fungi that grow on the larva of caterpillar. Click to learn more!
Halloween candy economics
Fun fact! Halloween accounts for nearly $6 billion in confectionary retail sales each year.
Papal melon obsession
Fun fact! Pope Paul II was obsessed with melons during his reign, and the pope’s chef even published a cookbook in 1470 that recommended melons be eat as appetizers.