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Strawberries are grown in every state of the United States and every Province of Canada.

If all the strawberries produced in California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around the world 15 times.

The word 'strawberry' did not exist in this spelling until 1538.

Strawberries, because of their red color and heart shape, have always been associated in some way with romance. One legend says that if you break a double strawberry in half and share it with a member of the opposite sex, you will fall in love with each other. Another version of the same legend does not specify 'double', any strawberries will do.

By weight, strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges.

American Indians were already cultivating and eating strawberries when the colonists arrived. The crushed berries were mixed with cornmeal and made into bread. After trying this bread, colonists developed their own version, which we today know as strawberry shortcake.

At one time, the French people considered the strawberry to be an aphrodisiac and traditionally served a strawberry soup to newlyweds.  The Romans thought strawberries as medicinal, while the Greek considered them 'taboo'.

Strawberries are a member of the rose family.
On average, a strawberry has 200 seeds.  The strawberry is the the only fruit with the seeds on the outside of the fruit.

California produces 75 - 80 percent of the nation's strawberry crops. According to the California Strawberry Advisory Board, California strawberries are available January through November, with peak quality and supply from March to May.