• @grue
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    314 hours ago

    “Normal” lemons are mutants. They’re a hybrid of two different Citrus species, citron and bitter orange, that both look weirder than lemons. In fact, one variety of citron, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, is nicknamed “Buddha’s hand” and looks like this:

    So what it appears (to me, at least, as someone who isn’t a biologist or citrus expert) is that that lemon happened to mutate again in such a way that it started partially expressing an ancestral form.

    • @Crackhappy
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      83 hours ago

      How can I unsubscribe from Lemon Facts?

      • @grue
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        62 hours ago

        I don’t know when it’s gonna be and I don’t make any promises, but one day you’ll be browsing Lemmy minding your own business, and – BAM! – lemon fact. There’s nothing you can do about it.

        (…Well, except maybe staying away from topics in which it would be relevant to post facts about lemons. That’d probably work.)

      • Live Your Lives
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        43 hours ago

        Can you give more your subscription? I’d like more Lemon Facts.