12-06-2005, 09:57 AM
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The kiwi is indigenous to China and was discovered in the Yangtze Valley. New Zealand farmers began cultivating the furry fruit in the early 1900s and marketed it as the kiwifruit. New Zealand monopolized the market until California also started growing kiwis on a large scale in the 1960s.
Shel Silverstein wrote articles for Playboy magazine before becoming a children's author.
The kiwi is indigenous to China and was discovered in the Yangtze Valley. New Zealand farmers began cultivating the furry fruit in the early 1900s and marketed it as the kiwifruit. New Zealand monopolized the market until California also started growing kiwis on a large scale in the 1960s.
Shel Silverstein wrote articles for Playboy magazine before becoming a children's author.