“Unlocking the Secrets: The Surprising Answers to Your Most Embarrassing Questions Revealed!”

"Unlocking the Secrets: The Surprising Answers to Your Most Embarrassing Questions Revealed!"
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If Fruit Is Sweet To Encourage Animals To Eat It And Carry The Seeds Away From The Parent Tree, How Do Lemons And Limes Fit Into This Mix?

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“Most of the types of “citrus” plants that we grow and sell in produce sections now were crossbred from a mix of only a few original plants. Lemons come from “Citron,” a really thick-rinded fruit with a small but sweet pulpy core, and “Bitter Orange,” which is what it sounds like. Limes come from a citrus-type tree called “Micrantha.”

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But even so, just because they taste sour doesn’t mean that animals won’t eat and spread them. A lemon DOES have sugars and, in the same way we humans like a little bitterness, animals may appreciate it too. Food doesn’t have to taste sweet to be extremely healthy and an easy source of calories.” —u/the_original_Retro

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Why Aren’t Power Lines In The US Buried Underground So That Everyone Doesn’t Lose Power During Hurricanes And Other Natural Disasters?

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Reddit user u/SpectacularOcelot let us in on the details, and it’s pretty simple.

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“Hi! I’m actually an estimator for a large electrical contractor, so I think I can comment on this pretty accurately. In large cities you’re correct, there’s a reason you don’t see power lines draped across buildings in Manhattan. And even more affluent neighborhoods will have the lines buried. But there’s one enormous reason that ALL lines aren’t buried: cost.

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