If you’re anything like us, you know that meeting new people or any kind of social interaction can be difficult sometimes. Well, we’ve gathered a collection of interesting trivia facts that are sure-fire ice-breakers. The next time you have an awkward family dinner where you’re desperate to change the subject from politics, just pull out one of these trivia items and see what happens!
#1: A Fruit or a Vegetable?
We often mistake fruits for vegetables and the other way around. For example, while a tomato is commonly referred to as a vegetable, it’s actually a fruit. The same goes for cucumbers. Not many people know, but the green vegetable we all know and love is not a vegetable at all. Biology-wise, it is classified as a berry.
You know, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and so on. Even though they look and taste different from the other berries we know and love, cucumbers are technically part of the berry family. In a way, you could say cucumbers are the ugly duckling of the family, the odd one out. But we love them nonetheless.