 Kiwi fruit was originally called YANG TAO (sunny peach) its Chinese name.  About 1/3 of the world’s pineapples are grown in Hawaii.  Honey is the only food that doesn’t get spoilt.  The average strawberry has around 200 seeds.  Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.  The art of growing apples is known as pomology.  To escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs.  Oranges are technically a hesperidium, a kind of berry.  10% of Russia’s income comes from the sale of Vodka.  It takes the energy of 50 leaves to produce one apple. By Magnanimous Ben

Have you ever realized that you are afraid of something and can’t seem to know the name of the phobia? Well here is a list of some random phobias you probably never knew had a name or existed. Usually the word phobia is used to express fear, aversions or hypersensitivity.  Ablutophobia: this means the fear of washing, bathing or cleaning. Probably from the word ablution.  Androphobia: this is the fear of men.  Friggatriskaidekaphobia: fear of Friday the 13th.  Chaetophobia: fear or hair.  Emetophobia: fear of vomiting.  Chromophobia: fear of bright colors.  Hypnophobia, somniphobia: fear of sleep, this is related to insomnia.  Ichtyophobia: this is the fear of fish, eating fish or dead fish.  Agrizoophobia: fear of wild animals e.g. panther, tiger, buffalo.  Gerontophobia: this is the fear of growing old or aging. Share with me your fears and I’ll probably be able to name them. Adios amigos!!!!! CULLED FROM THE WEB