Nuts come in numerous varieties and in all shapes and sizes. The walnut is generally regarded by nut experts as the Prince of the nut world, although at a recent conference in Geneva academics from Oxford University proposed that the hazelnut be promoted to parity with the walnut at the top of the nut tree. Understandibly, the suggestion was angrily shouted down by the audience.
Some nuts are poisonous - the macadamia nut for example, as well as mixed nuts in arsenic which were briefly marketed by KP as an exciting alternative to dry-roasted peanuts.
Peanuts are not, in fact, nuts at all. Rather, they are dried peas. In view of this, the European Commission is currently considering whether they should force nut sellers to sell them as pea-based nut substitutes.
Nuts is also an informal word for testicles - doctors say that if yours are actually the size of a nut then you should seek medical help immediately.
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