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Orange - Oranges are amongst the most popular fruit in the world. However, they're actually a hybrid fruit.

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Orange - Oranges can be traced back to a cross-breed between a pomelo and a mandarin. The orange apparently has its origins in China.

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Banana - Believe it or not, bananas are man-made! This yellow delight has a history stretching back around 10,000 years.

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Banana - The modern banana is apparently a blend of the wild Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana banana species. Try either of them and you'll find a pretty foul taste.

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Grapefruit - The grapefruit has a storied history. It can be traced back to 1693, when a man named Captain Shaddock shipped pomelo seeds to the West Indies.

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There, he planted the seeds next to some orange trees. After some cross-pollination, the grapefruit was born.

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Strawberry -

It's beloved around the world by those with a sweet tooth, but the strawberry isn't 100% original.

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Strawberry -

The strawberry we eat is a man-made hybrid of the wild strawberry. It's thought that the modern strawberry was introduced in France in the 18th century.

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Boysenberry - Boysenberries are one of the lesser-known fruits, with a history stretching back to the '20s.

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Boysenberry - The boysenberry was created by Rudolph Boysen, who blended the blackberry with either the loganberry or the red raspberry.

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Tangelo - The tangelo has its origins in the forests of Southeast Asia, where insects cross-pollinated mandarins with a relative of the grapefruit some 3,500 years ago.

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Tangelo -

There are different varieties of tangelos, but it's no surprise that the most popular gave birth to its name: the tangerine crossed with the pomelo.

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Carrot -

Did you know carrots weren't always orange? Back in the days of the Roman Empire, it's reported that natural carrots were either white or purple.

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Cabbage - The green cole crop is closely related to many vegetables. Here's the story of that good green stuff.

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Cabbage - Selective vegetable breeding was popular in the 1600s, when wild mustard was blended with bigger leaf buds. The result was the cabbage.

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Cauliflower - Cauliflower is another lovable member of the Brassica oleracea species, which includes cabbage, broccoli, kale, brussels sprouts, and collard greens.

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Cauliflower - The vegetable was formed from wild mustard, which becomes kohlrabi.

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Brussels sprouts - Love 'em or hate 'em, it's interesting to note that brussels sprouts are a member of the Gemmifera Group of cabbages.

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Brussels sprouts - Brussels sprouts are small-stemmed plants that are a hybrid between wild mustard and kohlrabi.

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Broccoli - Broccoli is a very well-known veg, and many may be surprised to learn that it's actually man-made.

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Broccoli - This vegetable is thought to be a hybridization of kohlrabi. In the '90s, a Japanese company crossbred broccoli with kai-lan (Chinese broccoli) to create broccolini.

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Kale - This plant is getting more and more popular, but kale didn't just come from nowhere.

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Kale - Kale has its origins in the Mediterranean and Anatolia. It's formed from wild mustard that is selectively breeded.

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Collard greens - This loose-leafed, often overlooked plant is also man-made.

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Collard greens -

About 2,500 years ago, collard greens were created by blending wild mustard seeds with larger leaves.

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Peanuts - The peanut as we know it today is actually a hybrid between two older types of peanuts.

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Peanuts - That's right, the peanut is a cross between the Arachis ipaensis and the Arachis duranensis. It's thought that bees actually cross-pollinated both breeds.

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Almonds - The modern almond we know and love is actually a hybrid of the wild almond.

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Almonds -

The wild almond is pretty bitter and hardly pleasant to eat. That said, scientists can't quite figure out how humans made the modern almond.

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