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Almonds!

As a snack food, almonds offer a sweet-but-not-too-sweet flavor, a satisfying crunchiness of texture, and the coveted status of "natural food," which allows the snacker to cast self-satisfied sneers at the processed foods enjoyed by her nutritionally irresponsible friends. 

Fun Facts About Almonds: 

1. Although popularly considered a nut, the almond is actually a seed, produced by the almond tree that is native to the Middle East and Indian subcontinent.  

2. The adjective "amygdaloid," literally meaning "like an almond," is often applied to objects with almond-like shapes.

3. Almonds are delicious.

4. There are two different species of almond plant.  The white-flowering variety produces sweet almonds, which are harvested for consumer production.  The pink-flowering trees, meanwhile, yield bitter almonds, which are used in the production of cyanide. 

Almonds!