And no, not the one that sank the Titanic. The other iceberg - the green and leafy kind.

Iceberg lettuce used to be called "head lettuce". The name was changed to "iceberg lettuce" because when it was shipped by the California growers to other areas, they would put lots of ice under it to keep it crisp.

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