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Gee Whiz
Primary & Upper:

* On average, a strawberry has 200 seeds.

* Alfalfa seeds are about 1-2 mm, slightly wider than the tip of a pencil lead. There are about 200,000 alfalfa seeds per pound.

* Guess what? What we think of as vegetables are actually fruits to the plant (seed producers).

* Avocados are native to Mexico. Stick toothpicks into an avocado seed, put it in water, and watch it develop leaves and roots.