Rather, they live in what must be a permanent state of bliss, never having to remember whether the latest clock change means they’re getting an hour less of sleep the next night or an hour more. Except for the Navajo Nation in Arizona, the Grand Canyon and Aloha states don’t observe daylight saving time, meaning they won’t be falling back in November or springing forward next March. If you’re one of the 61% of Americans who’d like to stop resetting the clock twice a year, it might be time to move to Arizona or Hawaii. Read all about it, and find more interesting fruit facts, here.Īrizona and Hawaii Don’t Observe Daylight Saving Time Credit: Getty Images/ Unsplash + The exocarp of a banana is its peel, while the mesocarp is the creamy middle surrounding the seedy, also-edible endocarp. Bananas are berries, too, since they meet all three requirements. Other berries may surprise you: Avocados, eggplants, grapes, guava, kiwis, papayas, peppers, pomegranates, and tomatoes are all, botanically speaking, berries. First, they have a trio of distinct fleshy layers (the outer exocarp, middle mesocarp, and innermost endocarp) second, their endocarps house multiple seeds third, berries are simple fruits, meaning they develop from flowers with a single ovary.īlueberries and cranberries are true berries, as their names imply. It’s generally accepted that all berries meet three standards. Today, little effort is made to teach the public about what botanically constitutes a berry, so here’s a bit of help. People began referring to some fruits as “berries” thousands of years before scientists established their own definitions, some of which are still debated. Bananas Are Technically Berries Credit: JSB Co./ Unsplash+īerry classification is a confusing business.
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