Some say it’s because pineapples were a symbol of wealth and hospitality in 17th-century England. Others think it’s a nod to colonial explorers who flexed by bringing back “exotic” fruit.
2. Wimbledon's “all white or go home” dress code.
Wimbledon’s dress code is basically Victorian-core gone wild. Players can’t just wear white, it has to be blindingly white. Not ivory, not eggshell, not “oops-it-was-in-the-wash-with-a-blue-sock” white. And if your outfit has a coloured stripe thicker than a centimetre? You’re out. Why?