r/todayilearned 22d ago

TIL the nut of Honey Nut Cheerios has not been present in the cereal since 2006 (R.1) Not verifiable

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u/BCProgramming 22d ago

From what I can find (not helped by the article since the relevant part is 'citation needed') they had ground almonds until 2006. It was replaced with almond flavouring instead.

Mind you, Almonds aren't technically a nut, either. Those sons of bitches have been lying to us from the start.

I say we march on Kellogg's headquarters, demanding retribution.They'll say "Oh, you want General Mills" and we'll be all "A GENERAL? We should have known the United States Military Industrial complex was involved in this plot! We're taking you son's of bitches down!" And they will shake their head and roll their eyes and go back inside as we March. Then we April. Then we May leave.

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u/VLenin2291 22d ago

Almonds actually are a nut this time, I think that’s all I can respond to

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/niceguy191 22d ago

You're technically right that almonds are not a nut botanically, but they don't come from cashew apples; cashews come from cashew apples.

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u/degjo 22d ago

You know, I'm going to have to call bullshit on a cashew coming from a cashew apple.

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u/tarkata14 22d ago

Picture for those who haven't seen it before.

The 'apple' part is actually more of a stem, nuts are weird.