Did you know that almond trees are actually stone fruit pits? They’re cousins to peaches and plums. If you bite into a raw almond and it tastes bitter, spit it out—it contains cyanide.
Also, the almond we eat is technically a seed, not a nut. So next time someone calls you a “nut,” you can say, “No, I’m a seed—I contain potential tragedy and deliciousness.”
And a last cultural one: remember that scene in The Godfather where almonds are used as a symbol of something deadly? There’s a reason—ancient Romans believed almonds were both a fertility charm and a poison. Talk about mixed signals.
