Oranges! 🍊🍊🍊

It’s time to juggle orange facts, mes amis! The word “orange” comes from the Sanskrit “naranga,” which translates to “orange tree.” This word, in turn, derives from a Darvidian root word “narandam,” which refers to the bitter orange in Tamil. Ever had OJ after you brush your teeth? EWWW! Orange juice tastes bad after brushing your teeth because toothpaste blocks your sweet taste receptors due to a foaming agent that changes the permeability of your tongue cells. Orange peels have fragrant oils that are used in aromatherapy and in the perfume industry. The flowers of the orange tree are also used for the same purposes. Christopher Columbus brought the first orange seeds and seedlings to the New World on his second voyage in 1493. Florida oranges are greener than California oranges. The warm night climate in Florida causes the chlorophyll pigments to migrate into the orange peel, making it greener. Now it’s said there are no words that rhyme with “orange”. The only perfect rhyming word for orange is “sporange.” A sporange is an old botanical term for “sporangium,” the portion of a fern in which asexual spores are created. Sadly, that’s very not useful in any love poem. Have a JUICY FRIDAY!