Eating too many carrots can turn you orange.

You can taste garlic with your feet, and sharks have been around for longer than trees have.

Got your attention? Good.

If you're hungry for more fascinating facts like those, just stay tuned, as there's plenty more where they came from.

To find out why a good night's sleep will instantly make you taller,

or the reason you should never eat banana-flavored candy near a beehive,

sit back, get comfortable, and be prepared to be blown away

by some of the most incredible facts that'll make you say,

I had no idea.

You're listening to be amazed.

Often the most interesting facts are the ones that subvert our expectations.

And with that in mind, you might be surprised to learn that strawberries are not technically berries.

Shocking, I know.

The truth is, a berry is a very specific classification.

That only must it have an outer skin and fleshy center, aka an exocarp and mesocarp, but internalized seeds too. Meaning that by this botanical definition,

strawberries, which have external seeds, along with raspberries and blackberries, which are actually

densely packed collections of dozens of smaller fruits, have been lying to us this whole time.

But I guess the question is, what fruits are berries?

Well, not only are blueberries and cranberries the real deal, but watermelons, grapes,

eggplants, and even bananas or berries too.

Sorry to say, but your whole life has been a very big lie.

And other fruity deceptions, did you know that despite their name, oranges aren't always orange?

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