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 Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:59 pm
Though commonly mistaken for a vegitable, a tomato is actually a fruit
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:08 pm
Leaves contain a chemical called Chlorophyll which absorbs light to convert to energy for the plant. Chlorophyll is poor at absorbing light from the green part of the spectrum and thus it is reflected, giving leaves their green color.
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:19 pm
The "gem" Amber is actually fossilized plant resin from millions of years ago.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 8:06 am
 A peanut isn't a actually a nut. It is in fact a legume, like beans, peas and lentils
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:52 am
I know the amber fact.
I knew watching Jurrasic Park over and over agian would pay off. xd
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:54 am
They say that in Jurrasic Park? I didn't know that; the last time I watched it was about 5 years ago at my cousin's house
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 12:10 pm
Yup, right at the beginning when they are excavating and they find that mosquito.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 12:13 pm
Oh cool! Good to know lol
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 12:34 pm
My favorite fruit is pineapple! And people at my school randomly placed them around the site for a prank one year (what? They are random facts after all)
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 12:49 pm
There are probrably loads left aswell, oh and how much did that cost you? xd
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 1:04 pm
I honestly cannot remember lol. I wasn't really that much of a part of it
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:53 am
Cinnamon is actually a small evergreen tree, and it's bark is commonly used as a spice known by the same name (cinnamon).
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:26 am
There are many different types of mint plants; around 25-30 in fact
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