- Strawberry is a member of rose family
- It is the only fruit which has seeds outside
- It is the first fruit that ripens in the spring season
- In Greek and Roman times, the strawberry was a wild plant
- The ancient Romans believed that the berries alleviated symptoms of melancholy, fainting, all inflammations, fevers, throat infections, kidney stones, halitosis, attacks of gout, and diseases of the blood, liver and spleen.
- The strawberry was a symbol for Venus, the Goddess of Love, because of its heart shapes and red color.
- American Indians made corn bread with crushed strawberries and cornmeal and this is how it was introduced to Colonists. This served as an inspiration for Colonists to make strawberry shortcake.
- California produces many strawberries annually, how many you may wonder. If you place those strawberries side by side they would encircle the earth 15 times!
- Eat strawberries! It is good for your muscles, your brain, your heart, and it lowers BP, helps in preventing the development of cancer and even aids in improving cognitive processes
- Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges and they help in reducing inflammations. They are great even for treating cataracts and other eye diseases.
- Legend has it that if you break a double strawberry in half and share it with a member of the opposite sex, you will fall in love with each other.
- A royal lady of Napoleon’s court by name Madame Tallien used to bathe with fresh strawberry juice once a year. One-time bathing took 22 pounds of strawberries.
- The ancient Romans believed that the berries alleviated symptoms of melancholy, fainting, all inflammations, fevers, throat infections, kidney stones, halitosis, attacks of gout, and diseases of the blood, liver and spleen.
- You think strawberries are only red? Think twice! There are yellow, blue, white, black, purple strawberries too. Some strawberries are of apple size.
