Apple

Apple facts:

• China is the world's biggest apple producer, spouting out 25 million of the fruit in 2005, with the US a distant second at 4 million
• Apples could indeed keep the doctor away, with studies indicating they could reduce the risk of various cancers
• Apples have vitamin C and other antioxidant compounds, as well as fiber
• The Big Apple is a moniker for New York City
• The term was first made popular in the 1920s by John J Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph, in a reference to horse racing
• The nickname is said to have its roots in African-American culture
• And, not least, the Big Apple is where we're headed next. Woo hoo!