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13 Wimbledon Facts That Made Me Go Wait, What?

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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.

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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?