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Thaumatococcus daniellii, also known as miracle fruit or miracle berry, is a plant species from tropical Africa of the Marantaceae (arrowroot & prayer plant) family. It is a large, rhizomatous , flowering herb native to the rainforests of western Africa in Sierra Leone , southeast to Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
The pulp of the berry contains a protein, called miraculin, that binds to the tongue and blocks the taste bud receptors responsible for sour and bitter flavors for up to an hour.
East Palestine (/ ˌ p æ l ɪ ˈ s t iː n / PAL-ist-EEN) is a village in northeastern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.The population was 4,761 at the 2020 census. [6] Located on the state's border with Pennsylvania, East Palestine is about 20 miles (32 km) south of Youngstown and 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Pittsburgh.
It is known for its berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet. This effect is due to miraculin . Common names for this species and its berry include miracle fruit , [ 3 ] miracle berry , miraculous berry , [ 3 ] sweet berry , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and in West Africa , where the species ...
Scotts was founded in 1868 by Orlando M. Scott as a premium seed company for the U.S. agricultural industry. In the early 1900s, the company began a lawn grass seed business for homeowners, and in 1924, became the first company to ship grass seed products directly to stores. Prior to 1924, Scotts products were only available through the mail. [5]
East Palestine is situated in Columbiana County, right on the edge of Ohio’s border with Pennsylvania. The railroad tracks where the derailment occurred run along the southern border of the ...
State Route 165 (SR 165) is a 32-mile-long (51 km), primarily east–west running state route located in Mahoning and Columbiana counties in northeast Ohio. The route runs through generally rural sections of southern Mahoning County, and serves East Palestine in extreme northeast Columbiana County. The route connects quite a few unincorporated ...
State Route 46 (SR 46) is a north–south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio.Its southern terminus is at State Route 170 in East Palestine (this point is also the eastern terminus of State Route 558), and its northern terminus is at State Route 11 several miles south of State Route 531 in Plymouth Township.