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May 10, 1893

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1893 the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato was a vegetable. The court declared in Nix versus Hedden that even though the tomato was botanically a fruit, it should legally be considered a vegetable. The case came up because at the time there was a tax on imported vegetables … Continue reading

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