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TIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016. (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

The unfortunately named rapeseed

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oddly enough it's a total coincidence that they are homonyms. The plant's name comes from the Latin name for turnip, rapum

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Rapum, I hardly know 'em!

(I'm probably gonna regret posting this)

[–] match@pawb.social 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

wait a fucking second, that's a Brassica

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 7 points 2 months ago

Basically everything is

[–] MemmingenFan923@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

Thanks this explains a lot.