<p style="text-align: justify;">Oranges are among the most favorite fruit in the world like mangoes, apples and bananas. The health benefits of oranges are well known. They are a popular content for <a href="http://www.expressgiftservice.co.uk/send-flowers-and-gifts-to-UK/fruit-basket-delivery">fruit baskets</a> gifted to loved ones.</p>
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<p>But there are some interesting facts about oranges that are not so well known. Here is a sample of these facts:</p>
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<li>Oranges (sweet oranges) are the fruits of the citrus species in Rutaceae family. They are a hybrid of Mandarin and Pomelo.</li>
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<li>First mentioned in Chinese literature in 314 BC. Today, it is the most cultivated fruit tree in the world.</li>
<li>Brazil is the leading producer of oranges in the world.</li>
<li>Orange pulp is a very rich source of Vitamin C, which provides 64% of daily requirements of humans. As such it boosts the immunity of the body.</li>
<li>Orange is a type of berry.</li>
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<li>Like other citrus plants, oranges thrive in moderate temperature.</li>
<li>Oranges that are commercially grown are being asexually propagated by grafting.</li>
<li>Some products of orange are fruit juice, jam (marmalade), sweet orange oil, orange peel etc.</li>
<li>Almost 85% of orange production is used to make orange juice.</li>
<li>Oranges are mostly domesticated, and it is rare to find wild species.</li>
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<li>Christopher C Columbus is reputed to have brought the first oranges to the New World in 1493.</li>
<li>During the age of exploration, travelers and explorers planted oranges all over sea routes to prevent scurvy outbreak in sailors caused by deficiency of Vitamin C.</li>
<li>There are more than 600 types of oranges in the world.</li>
<li>A single orange contains ten segments usually.</li>
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<li>Orange peel is used by gardeners as slug repellent.</li>
<li>White orange flowers are fragrant and used in decorations for head wreaths, bridal bouquets and cake decoration.</li>
<li>You can do well by buying cheap fruit baskets of oranges. You have to consume 7 cups of cornflakes to get the equivalent amount of fiber as much as a single orange.</li>
<li>Orange is world’s third most popular flavor after chocolate and vanilla.</li>
<li>Orange trees grow to 30 feet and are evergreens that last for nearly 100 years.</li>
<li>A single orange tree can produce over 60,000 flowers, but only 1% reaches the stage of fruits.</li>
<li>Valencia oranges are the most widely planted orange trees worldwide.</li>
<li>The name ‘orange’ comes from the Sanskrit name for it -‘Naranga’ meaning ‘fragrance’.</li>
<li>Oranges are the biggest citrus crop in the world.</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Orange juice is the most popular juice in America.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Orange blossoms and oranges are symbols of love.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Florida oranges have a greener colour than California oranges. Chlorophyll from the fruit transfers to the surface of the orange due to the warm climate and makes it look greener.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Oranges are called as ‘fruits of the gods’. In Greek mythology, they are the golden apples stolen by Hercules.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Oranges are associated with fertility and used to decorate wedding, Valentine’s Day celebrations, etc mainly because it is an evergreen tree, which can simultaneously produce fruits, flowers and foliage.</li>
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