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Trivia about cranberries

  • It's believed that this red berry grown in bogs was served at the first Thanksgiving
  • This bog fruit's name is probably derived from the fact that it grew where cranes lived
  • This bog fruit is traditionally used to prevent urinary tract infections
  • If you crave Craisins you know that they're sweetened & dried these
  • Some teens go crazy for Craisins, which are these Ocean Spray items, sweetened & dried
  • Due to contamination of crops from N.W. states, growers of this small fruit had a bad Nov. in 1959
  • "Joy of Cooking" suggests using these Thanksgiving berries "in any recipes calling for red currants"
  • American Indians referred to this holiday fruit by a name meaning "bitter berries"
  • Dolores O' Riordan became the lead singer of this band via a referral from the old lead singer
  • Fans offer Thanksgiving for Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of this band with the hit "Linger"

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