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TIL That rain can cause cherries to split or mold while ripening, ruining the entire crop. Water collects in the divot where the stem attaches to the cherry. After a rain, cherry growers will hire helicopters to fly low over the cherry trees to dry off the cherries and shake the tree branches.

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