DIG THIS!   about Eggplant:

In the Fifth Century, Chinese women made a black dye from the skins of purple eggplant to stain and polish their teeth a pretty shade of black!  Early Europeans believed eggplant caused insanity.  Eggplant was named after a plant that produced an egg-sized white to yellowish fruit.  One cup of raw eggplant contains a meager 30 calories!  Eggplant is actually a fruit, botanically classified as a berry.  Some Medieval Europeans considered the eggplant an aphrodisiac.

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