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Squeeze me and I cry tears as red as flesh, but my heart is made of stone. What am I?

Illustration for riddle: Squeeze me and I cry tears as red as flesh, but my heart is made of stone.

What am I?

Common Wrong Answers

A tomato

While a tomato also has a juicy interior and can be red, it doesn't have a stone-like pit in the center, which is a key part of the riddle.

A pomegranate

Though a pomegranate has red juice and seeds, its texture and structure differ significantly from that of a cherry, particularly regarding the mention of a heart made of stone.

A raspberry

Raspberries are red and juicy as well, but they do not have a hard pit or stone in the middle, which is essential to the riddle's description.