It’s Almost National Peach Day. Here are 11 Things You Never Knew About Peaches

ByLeah Ingram
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Peaches have played a role in our country’s pop culture, including online, on television and in sports. In addition, you’ll find peaches in drinks, dinners, art and sometimes songs. In time for August’s National Peach Day, here are 11 things you likely never knew about peaches.

Two glasses of peach Bellini garnished with peach slices on a blue surface, with whole peaches in the background.
Peach Bellini. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

Is Georgia Really the Peach State?

Two ripe peaches hanging from a tree branch with green leaves, illuminated by sunlight.
Fresh peach tree. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

According to its license plates, yes, Georgia is the Peach State. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that California and South Carolina produced more peaches than Georgia in recent years.
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The Bellini Hails from Venice, Italy

Colorful buildings with arched windows and red roofs line a waterfront under a clear blue sky.
Venice, Italy. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

Giuseppe Cipriani is the creator of the peach Bellini. He invented this cocktail, made with peach juice and prosecco, at Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy. These days, you can enjoy one in Venice at the Hotel Cipriani, named for him.
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The Peach Bellini is Named for a Painter

Two glasses of peach Bellini with peach slices garnish, placed on a blue wooden surface with whole peaches in the background.
Peach Bellini. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

People assume that the bartender that created the peach Bellini was named Bellini. Nope, the drink is named for the 15th-century Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini.
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Peaches and Fuzzy Navel

Two glasses of peach orange juice with peach slices garnish, placed on a cloth. Whole and halved peaches and oranges are scattered around on a light blue wood surface.
Fuzzy Navel Cocktail. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

The peach Bellini is hardly the only alcoholic drink with a peach flavor. There is peach schnapps, one of two ingredients in the Fuzzy Navel cocktail. The other ingredient is orange juice.
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Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach

A display of five commemorative plaques featuring the inaugural 1936 class of honorees in a hall of fame. Each plaque has a relief portrait and text describing the individual.
Ty Cobb was in the first class inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 in Cooperstown, NY. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

One of the greatest players in baseball history was Ty Cobb. His nickname was The Georgia Peach. Though he hailed from Georgia, he spent most of his career playing for the Detroit Tigers in Michigan.
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Beverly Hills 90210 The Peach Pit

Three people stand posed and smiling in front of a backdrop with bold text. Two women flank a man in the center, all dressed in formal attire.
Tori Spelling, Ian Ziering and Jennie Garth from Beverly Hills 90210. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

Who can forget the iconic Peach Pit retro diner, where the cast of Gen X favorite “Beverly Hills, 90210” hung out on screen. “Beverly Hills, 90210” started in 1990 and ran for 10 seasons.
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Princess Peach

Princess Peach's Tea Party advertisement featuring various Kung Fu Tea drinks and promoting the Nintendo Switch game "Princess Peach Showtime!.
Kung Fu Tea x Princess Peach: Photo credit: Nintendo/Kung Fu Tea.

Princess Peach is Mario’s love interest in the Nintendo video game series Super Mario Brothers. In Spring 2024, the Princess Peach: Showtime! Nintendo Switch game debuted.
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Rockford Peaches

A black granite monument honors the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, listing teams and their active years from 1943 to 1954. A baseball cap sculpture is on top.
Baseball monument at the Beyer Peaches Stadium in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

The 1992 Penny Marshall movie “A League of Their Own” featured the Rockford Peaches, based on a real team from Rockford, Illinois, that was part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which ran from 1943 to 1954.
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Manet Painting of Peaches

A still life painting featuring a bowl of lemons and peaches, a bunch of grapes, a large green melon on a silver platter, a glass and a dark bottle on a table draped with a white cloth.
Edouard Manet “Still Life with Melon and Peaches” courtesy of National Gallery of Art.

While grapes and apples tend to appear in many classic paintings, the peach has had a starring role, too. Edouard Manet’s painting “Still Life with Melon and Peaches” currently hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
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Hit Songs About Peaches

A person with platinum blonde hair, dressed in a black suit, stands in front of a backdrop featuring the Grammy Awards logo.
Singer Justin Bieber. Photo credit: Depositphotos.

Pop superstar Justin Bieber had a 2021 hit with his song “Peaches.” Also, here’s something to remember for trivia night: In 1995, the alternative band The Presidents of the United States had a Billboard Hot 100 hit called “Peaches.”
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The Peach Emoji Didn’t Exist Until 2016

Illustration of a single orange peach with a brown stem and green leaves on a white background.
Photo credit: Depositphotos.

It’s hard to believe that just a little over a decade ago people weren’t using emojis regularly when texting. But in 2016 Apple created a peach emoji that looks like a rear end and things went crazy.
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