Rhubarb

The rhubarb crunch I made the other day has prompted some curiosity within me about rhubarb itself. I did a little research and found this on Wikipedia:

"Rhubarb is usually considered to be a vegetable; however, in the United States, a New York court decided in 1947 that since it was used in the United States as a fruit it was to be counted as a fruit for the purposes of regulations and duties. A side effect was a reduction in taxes paid."