Scientific experiments showed that cherries have the potential to reduce inflammation and sensation of pain in rats.
A cherry tree can survive and produce fruit around 100 years.
Glace cherries are processed for an extra two weeks because this gives them a candy-like property.
January 3rd is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day.
At one point in time, serving ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas was prohibited.
The West Indian cherry, known as Malpighia emarginata, is native to West Indian islands and grown in Mexico, and Texas regions in North America.
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