700 metric tons.
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[Music] During the Battle of the Oranges, locals of Ivrea, Italy take to the streets and throw oranges at one another.
This annual event commemorates the defiance of a young woman who inspired a revolution against an evil Duke.
It's said that during Medieval Times, a young woman named Violetta was presented to the Duke, who made uninvited advancements towards her.
In return for his bad behavior, she decapitated the naughty nobleman, which led to villagers storming the castle and burning it down.
Every year, during the Carnival season, the people of Ivrea reenact this revolt, subbing torches and pitchforks for oranges.
They split up into two teams, one team being the town's people, and the other team being the evil duke's henchmen.
And by the end of the three-day battle, an estimated 60,000 crates of rejected oranges from Sicily's winter harvests are thrown.
