Hello Frends🥰 On today's episode of Fruity Facts, we are discussing CORN🌽🌽

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  1. Corn cobs always have an even number of rows.
  2. While many consider corn a vegetable, it’s actually both a grain and a fruit.
  3. Some types of corn include; dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, sweet corn and so on.
  4. The world record for the tallest corn stalk is more than 35 feet.
  5. An acre of corn eliminates 8 tons of carbon dioxide from our air.
  6. There are 125 calories in a cup of corn.
  7. Maize is a Taino word that means “sacred mother” or “giver of life”.
  8. One corn plant produces one to three cobs each.
  9. More than 90 million acres on earth are dedicated to producing corn.
  10. Corn was first domesticated in southern Mexico more than 10,000 years ago.
  11. Corn is used in foods like cereal, potato chips, soft drinks, cooking oil, and more.
  12. Corn is used in non-food items like fireworks, glue, fabric, crayons, fuel, paint, laundry detergent, cosmetics, and plastics.
  13. Corn is grown on every continent with the exception of Antarctica.
  14. Usually corn is yellow, but it can also come in colors such as green, red, or white.

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