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When life gives you lemons... (lemmy.world)
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[–] grue@lemmy.world 86 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

"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@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

How can I unsubscribe from Lemon Facts?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.)

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

one day you'll be browsing Lemmy minding your own business, and -- BAM! -- lemon fact.

When life gives you lemons, have a lemon party.

[–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Life will give you lemons wheter you want it or not. There's no unsubscribing.

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

partially expressing an ancestral form

This is just sciency words for eldritch horror

[–] Frittiert@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Could also be a way of calling someone a monkey.

"Looks like you're partially expressing an ancestral form!"

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

What
WHAT

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's a goddamn shuttlecock

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The all-skin lemon

[–] soliloquy@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago

I just looked up what these look like on the inside and am quite disappointed

[–] sgnl@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Pretty sure it's just fasciation. It's usually rare so it tends to make them fairly valuable.

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have given you the label "lemon fact guy". Wear it with pride because I mean it well. Thanks for sharing your lemon knowledge

[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

I think you're lying. I think you are a biologist or at least a citrus expert! Liar!