Bartenders usually put a slice of lemon in a glass of Coca Cola to add a little extra flavour. Here are many other interesting facts about lemons.
- The name is said to have derived from an Asian word for “sour fruit”.
- Lemons are technically berries.
- Historians believe that lemons have been around since first century A.D.
- It is believed that they cultivated from the Mediterranean.
- There are three common lemons which are Bearss, Eureka and Lisbon.
- Lemon trees can produce up to 600 pounds in a year and can grow up to 20 feet tall.
- California and Arizona produce 95% of the entire lemon crop.
- Today, the British Navy requires all ships to carry enough lemons so that every sailor can have an ounce of juice a day.
- An average lemon contains eight seeds.
- An average lemon holds three tablespoons of juice.
- The juice of a lemon contains 5% of citric acid.
- There are roughly fifteen calories in each lemon.
- Sprinkling the juice on other fruits can prevent them turning brown.
- Lemon juice and hot water is good for a sore throat as it is anti-bacterial.
- Lemons used to be so rare that kings used to present them to each other as gifts.
- During the California Gold Rush in 1849, miners were willing to pay huge amounts of money for a single lemon.
- During the Renaissance, ladies used the juice of a lemon to redden their lips.
- For natural highlights in your hair, apply lemon juice daily, for a week.
- Wealthy Victorians grew lemons trees in their homes as a sign of prestige and to be a fragrant.
- In February and March, Menton in the French Riviera celebrates an annual lemon festival.
- Lemon oil is used in unsealed rosewood fingerboards of stringed instruments.
- The lemon shark is named for its yellowish skin.
- They are high in vitamin C.
- They can prevent scurvy.
- To power a flashlight bulb, you need 500 wired lemons to conduct electricity.
- The heaviest lemon was 11 pounds, 9.7 ounces in 2003.
- Lemon was a common unisex name in the 1900’s.
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