What's the difference between a basics pineapple and a normal one?
They both come from a tree. Has one had a better education than the other or something?
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Mon 19 Sep 2011, 5:45, 1 reply)

Spot the deliberate(?) mistake there
Until recently, I also believed that pineapples came from a tree.
Having asked around, it seems that most people (who don't live in countries where pineapples grow) think the same.

But it turns out, they don't!





They actually grow in the ground, with the leaves sticking out and the fruit beneath the surface.

Weird, huh?
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Mon 19 Sep 2011, 11:59, closed)

Wait. What?
Pineapple plants look a bit like a pineapple buried in the ground but the fruit doesn't grow below the surface - it grows on little spikes that stick up. A pineapple lolly, if you like.

www.deadprogrammer.com/pineapple-grows-in-brooklyn
( Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Mon 19 Sep 2011, 14:09, closed)

Whaaaa????
A fruit that grows underground? *goes off to do own research*
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 3:21, closed)

Ah
The fruit doesn't grow under the surface. It grows on the surface. But you are right, it's not from a tree. You learn something new everyday
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 3:26, closed)