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Lychee Nut
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2010/08/03 - 11:07pm
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Why is the lychee FRUIT called "lychee NUT"?

Ron Draney
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2010/08/04 - 12:46am
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First things first. We have to get people to realize that coffee is fruit juice, that a strawberry is not a berry, that cucumbers are melons, and don't even get me started on pineapple.

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2010/08/04 - 9:18am
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Ron Draney said:

coffee is fruit juice

Excellent! So it counts towards "5 A Day"?

(I'd rather call it a decoction or infusion, as I like the sounds.)

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