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- Tree That Grows 40 Kinds of Fruit http://devour.com/video/tree-that-grows-40-kinds-of-fruit/ 7 comments
- 'What kind of fruit are you?' How to answer the worst job interview questions https://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2023/mar/15/how-to-answer-five-worst-job-interview-questions 7 comments
- A first of its kind, R.I. launches SNAP program that provides extra benefits for fruits, vegetables https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/23/metro/first-its-kind-ri-launches-snap-program-that-provides-extra-benefits-fruits-vegetables/ 27 comments politics
- The British public have been asked to track flowering fruit trees to help determine whether climate change is changing blooming patterns, in one of the largest studies of its kind. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/19/plum-job-uk-public-track-fruit-trees-climate-study-fruitwatch 12 comments worldnews
- DE Prospect Marcus Davenport was asked by a scout at the combine: “If you were a fruit, what kind of fruit would you be?” https://www.cincyjungle.com/2018/3/4/17076428/utsa-de-marcus-davenport-weird-question-nfl-combine 70 comments nfl
- Potential cure for Parkinson found in unripe fruits and certain kinds of yoghurt http://bio.biologists.org/content/early/2014/07/29/bio.20149399.full 4 comments science
- Single Tree Grows 40 Kinds Of Fruit http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/single-tree-grows-40-kinds-fruit#uqdupxy90gpgytlu.16 3 comments science
- Palin pushes for more disability research, mocks research on "fruit flies" in same speech -- a study on a protein connected with autism. Fruit flies are very common in research of all kinds. http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/10/sarah_palin_ignorant_and_antis.php 363 comments science
- Fruit flies are first known animals that can taste alkaline foods. Researchers have discovered an entirely new kind of taste receptor that allows fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) to detect alkaline substances — those that have a high pH — and avoid toxic meals and surfaces. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00825-4 10 comments science
- Why do some plants like apples and bananas have to be cloned to ensure the same kind of fruit, instead of being grown from seed? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7uvlto/why_do_some_plants_like_apples_and_bananas_have/ 11 comments askscience
- 71-year-old japanese farmer grows 11 different kinds of fruit on a single tree http://inventorspot.com/articles/lemon_tree_japan_bears_eleven_ki_9572 73 comments reddit.com
- [@snyyankees] Gerrit Cole responds to Josh Donaldson's comments on him using foreign substances "I kind of felt like [his comments] were a bit of low-hanging fruit...I just have other things that I need to keep my focus on so respectfully, I can't worry about that type of stuff" https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1402376762227630088?s=21 117 comments baseball
- Candy sent into outer space to satisfy astronauts' cravings — the capsule holds cheddar and manchego cheeses, fresh fruit and vegetables, chocolate and three kinds of gummy candy expressly requested by the three station astronauts: Skittles, Hot Tamales, and Mike and Ike’s. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-02-15/candy-sent-into-outer-space-to-crave-astronauts-cravings 2 comments space