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"I am the world's most popular condiment. I was once sold as medicine. I begin as a fruit but most people think I am a vegetable. What am I?"

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Answer: Tomato Ketchup. Tomato ketchup is the world's most widely consumed condiment. In the 1830s, tomato sauce was sold in the US as a patent medicine for various ailments. The tomato is botanically a fruit but is legally classified as a vegetable in the US for trade purposes.

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