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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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In botany, a berry is a fruit that develops from a single ovary and has multiple seeds inside. By that definition, bananas qualify as true berries. Strawberries, on the other hand, grow from a flower with multiple ovaries, making them "aggregate fruits" - not berries at all.

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[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Also: Strawberries are nuts - and Peanuts aren't.

[–] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 9 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Peanuts are legumes which means that peanut butter is basically sweetened bean dip.

[–] teft@piefed.social 7 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

If your peanut butter is sweet then you should buy a different brand. Added sugar is really bad for you.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Do you usually eat the whole tub? The dose makes the poison.

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 2 hours ago

Not really true for an addictive substance like sugar. It changes your whole taste threshold, and leads to more sugar in everything else you eat. For the same reason diet soda is still bad - it has the same dopamine response in the brain and leads to more real sugar consumption than an unsweetened beverage.

I usually sprinkle some extra sugar on my peanut butter, Nutella and honey toast.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 hours ago

Hey, I already hate peanut butter, you don't have to convince me any more! ;-)