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A pineapple is actually dozens of berries

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A pineapple is not a single, massive fruit born from a single flower. It is actually a cluster of dozens of independent berries that have completely fused together around a central core during the growing process, mathematically arranging themselves in a perfect Fibonacci sequence.

A pineapple is actually dozens of berries
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