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> it definitely seems worth trying to rule out. But the fruit being involved does seem implausible.

The other day learned about farmers drying hay before stacking it, because (who would even imagine this?) it turns out stacks of hay can catch fire if there is too much moister in them, due to a biological chemical reaction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_combustion#Hay



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