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Why Some People Choke Under Pressure & The Fascinating History of Food

Something You Should Know

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The Supreme Court Decided That Tomatoes Are Fruit or Vegetable

The supreme court actually had to rule whether tomatoes were fruit or vegetable. The case arose basically from someone who was importing tomatoes and didn't want to pay a tax on fruits, so they claimed it was a vegetable. In fact, the tomatoes latin name literally means wolf peach. But you just said that tomato is a vegetable, but i think people think it's a fruit.

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