Category: Fun Facts

… For centuries, scurvy was a mystery. Sailors knew the symptoms well—bleeding gums, rotting teeth, swollen limbs—but they didn’t understand the cause. They called it the “sea plague” and …

… Cranberry Jokes Why don’t cranberries make good comedians? Because their punchlines are always a little too tart. I took a cranberry to a party, but it just stood …

… Cranberries as Medicine in Early America Cranberries are small, red berries that grow on low bushes in wet, boggy areas. Today, many people know cranberries as a fruit …

… Cranberries and the Great Ice Sheets! Around 2.6 million years ago, Earth entered a period known as the Ice Age. During this time, massive sheets of ice, called …

… It’s an incredibly healthy drink, if you can stand the tartness. __ Proanthocyanidins Cranberries contain proanthocyanidins which are nutrients naturally found in high concentrations in cranberries that stop …

… History is always better told in the form of a story. This one is historically accurate. The Story of Mei In a small village nestled among the rolling …

… Can you Eat Cranberries Uncooked? It’s a fair question since you almost never see people eat them raw, but yes, you can eat them without cooking them first. …