Today I learned that almonds are part of the peach family.

[RevolutionaryActs]

Thank you Snapple Real Facts! :rofl:


What did you learn today? :7

[Ediacara]

1. They certainly are

The shell of an almond is the same structure as a peach or cherry pit. There is a thin green fleshy skin on an almond shell that is the same structure as the fruity part of peaches.

What did I learn today?

The Billings Gazette (essentially Montana's NYT) endorsed Jon Tester this morning!

[RevolutionaryActs]

4. That's pretty cool!

:bounce:

[bigwillq]

2. I love Snapple Fun Facts!

:bounce: :hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. They're amusing.

How ya goin' tonight will? :D

[bigwillq]

8. I'm well!

The man and I just spent some quality time together! :evilgrin: and he just went up to bed.

Now, I am bored and want to have some fun!

I guess I'll be on DU all night and other sites. May play some computer games.

How are ya?

:hi: :hug:

[RevolutionaryActs]

10. I'm sleepy.

:boring:

Other than that I'm great! :D

[bigwillq]

11. So go to sleep.

It's as simple as that! :P

[RevolutionaryActs]

12. It's 6:30 silly

I can't go to sleep yet. ;)


Besides, I'm addicted to Lost, I have to stay up. D'oh. x(

[bigwillq]

13. Oh yeah. I forgot.

You're on the Left Coast!


:)

[RevolutionaryActs]

14. The best coast.

:silly:

[bigwillq]

16. Yeah.Sure.Whatever.

:eyes:



:P :)

[alittlelark]

3. I knew that... I'm allergic to peach pits as well as tree nuts.

[RevolutionaryActs]

5. My SIL can not stand nuts.

She's not allergic, she just hates them. hehe :)

[Blue-Jay]

7. Also cashews are not nuts. They're seeds.

From the edible cashew apple.

[RevolutionaryActs]

9. And peanuts are legumes

and yet the word "nut" is part of their name. :wtf:

[sendero]

15. And cashews and poison ivy..

... are related.

[Xipe Totec]

23. close, but not exactly

it's poison sumac that they're related to.

:hi:

[jobycom]

30. Au contraire

Both Sumac and Poison Ivy are part of the Cashew family, as are cashews, and mangos. Some people who are highly allergic to poison ivy, like myself, can get a rash from eating cashews or mangos. You find these things out the hard way, btw.

"Scientific Classification. Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac belong to the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. Poison ivy is classified as Rhus radicans or Toxicondendron radicans. Poison oak is R. diversiloba or T. diversilobum and poison sumac is R. vernix or T. vernix."
http://poisonivy.aesir.com/

[Xipe Totec]

32. I stand gratefully corrected

Now I can honestly say I learned something new today.

:thumbsup:

[sendero]

31. I could give you....

.... any number of google links, but then you can google it yourself. Poison Ivy and Sumac are related also.

[Xipe Totec]

33. Thanks,

see above.

[alittlelark]

37. They are all seeds. They are all toxic to one allergic to tree nuts.

Although, oddly, coconuts are not included.

[Generic Brad]

17. Well, isn't that just peachy

Because if it was almondy, that wouldn't make any sense.

[RevolutionaryActs]

19. Bwhahaha.

Brad, oh brad! :rofl:

[ContraBass Black]

18. Nothing. I burned out after my midterm and skipped class.

[RevolutionaryActs]

21. Oh you must have learned something...

like don't drink before class? :silly: :rofl:

[Xipe Totec]

20. And mangos and cashews,

are related to poison sumac.

[RevolutionaryActs]

22. Really?

Weird. :o

[Xipe Totec]

25. yup, if you're allergic to one of them

you're likely allergic to the other two.

It's the sticky sap on the rind of the mango that carries the allergen.

I nearly killed a good friend by feeding her a mango butter cream cake, not knowing she was allergic to poison sumac. She ended up in the hospital with a head to toe rash, including the inside of her ears.

Even after I told her, she never blamed me, bless her soul.

[RevolutionaryActs]

26. Oh wow, I'm glad your friend was ok.

I must say a mango butter cream cake sounds SO good! :o :9

[intheflow]

24. I learned there's a pretty park about two miles from my home.

Got lost on a back road, and voila! Like your fun fact, it was a completely accidental, yet delightful, discovery.

Oh, wait. I also learned that almonds and peaches are related to each other. :hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

27. How fun!

Are there swings? :bounce:

:silly:

[intheflow]

28. Yes!

AND a boat ramp! And trees that survived Katrina! Heaven!!!

I can't wait to return with my dog. :bounce:

[RevolutionaryActs]

29. Oooooh!

What about a slide? If there's a slide, then it's pefect! hehe :D

[jobycom]

34. That the apartments I'm moving to are only about four miles from my

old ones, but because of several canyons here in Austin, the shortest route to actually get to them is about nine miles. At one point, there are two cul-de-sacs that touch, back to back, so that the roads are about two feet apart, but the city has put a wooden fence and between the two roads.

[RevolutionaryActs]

35. That seems...

really stupid, and also really funny. :hi:

[jobycom]

36. Both observations seem correct.

But a lot of the canyon land is a preserve, and some of it could only be traversed by a bridge. And the blocked cul-de-sacs are probably a way to cut down on traffic through otherwise quiet neighborhoods.

Still, they could at least put a gate or walkway...