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Fact #87

Overview:
In today’s fact we learn about Raspberries! Mr. Toes teaches us where the name Raspberry came from.

The Fact a Day:
It is believed that the name Raspberry may have gotten its name from the mid 15th century word raspise “a sweet rose-colored wine”. The name may have also been influenced by its appearance as having a rough surface related to Old English rasp or “rough berry”.

Fact References:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/
  2. https://www.etymonline.com/
  3. https://www.quora.com/
  4. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/
  5. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/