- Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) lived between the years 1170 and 1250 and is best known today for Fibonacci numbers, the number sequence named after him. Fibonacci introduced the number sequence to Western Europe in his book 'Liber Abaci' after they had been described earlier by Indian mathematicians..
- 2/3 of the world's eggplants are grown in the US New Jersey.
- New York contains 920km (571miles) of shoreline.
- Turnips turn green when sunburnt.
- Hawaii is the only US state that grows cacao beans which go into the production of chocolate.
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