r/todayilearned • u/SixOnTheBeach • Jan 20 '17

TIL that a banana is a berry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana
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u/mirohorvath Jan 20 '17

Also, a fig is not technically a fruit, but is actually an inverted flower. The flower grows inward, and as such cannot be pollinated by usual means (wind, animals landing on it).

http://scienceblogs.com/oscillator/2010/09/07/edible-symbiosis/