Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Millions of children have never heard of fruits like satsumas, nectarines or cranberries
dailystar.co.ukMillions of children have never heard of fruits such as cranberries, satsumas, or apricots, according to research.The study of 750 children, aged six to 12, also revealed more than a quarter didn’t realise bananas grow on trees, and 23% had no idea potatoes came out of the ground.Only 9% correctly identified that pineapples grow at the centre of their own plant, with nearly half (49%) believing they grow on trees.The research also revealed a lack of agricultural knowledge in pre-teens, with a quarter (24%) believing some fruit and vegetables come from animals, or even the sea.Only two in five know of apricots, while just 40% of youngsters are aware of satsumas, and only 35% have heard of nectarines.The research was commissioned by Robinsons, to mark the launch of “The Big Fruit Hunt” game – an Augmented Reality experience that challenges players to collect virtual fruit from their surroundings, and enter a prize draw to win prizes.Spokeswoman Charlotte White said: “We were surprised by some of the statistics our research showed – especially with how many children were unaware of certain fruits.“And it also seems it's not through lack of interest, so could be as simple as providing more engaging ways to encourage children to learn more.“It’s also refreshing to see children would like to look into growing their own produce.”However, the research demonstrated that nearly a third (31%) think fruit and veg is from the supermarket, while 13% believe they come from animals, and 11% think we get them from the sea.More than a quarter of those polled, via OnePoll, also believe all fruit and veg is grown in the UK.Despite confusion about how and where they are grown, over half (54%) have tried to grow their own fruit and.
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