Bananas are thought to be originated in Malaysia. This unique mix of vitamins, minerals and low carbohydrates in this kind of fruit has made banana a popular fruit. Besides, their low expense, easy portability, and good taste also help them become popular. Here we present you 20 curious facts you probably didn't know about bananas.
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1. Bananas are the best-selling fruits at Walmart! Nourishing, cheap and tasty - the right choice.
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2. Bananas contain a natural chemical that can make people happy. Just have a rest and eat a couple of bananas each day.
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3. Eating 50 bananas will give you the same dose of radiation as 1 dental Xray because they are naturally radioactive.
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4. Two bananas are enough to provide energy for an intense 90 minutes' workout. This is probably why apes are strong.
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5. Bananas can help cure hangovers. Just like any other fruits with high content of potassium.
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6. Yellow bananas are actually a mutant strain discovered in 1836. The original bananas were not sweet and were red and green instead of yellow.
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7. Human share 50% of their DNA with bananas. Bananas could be a great symbolic birthday gift.
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8. It would take at least 480 bananas to die of potassium overdose.
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9. Bananas is a natural cure for reducing stress and anxiety. That's why so many people love bananas and say banana is their favorite fruit.
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10. A study shows that women eating bananas at the time of conception are likely to have a boy.
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11. Bananas don't contain fat, cholesterol or sodium. Instead they have Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Potassium and Manganese, and Vitamin B6.
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12. Bananas are supposed to help lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes as well as lower the risk of getting cancer.
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13. Bananas are composed of 75% of water. Still they look rather firm and dry.
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14. Bananas have long been valued to help prevent muscle cramps.
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15. Slipping on bananas was a health hazard in the early 1900s.
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16. Today bananas are produced in more than 100 countries, and there are over 300 species of the fruits.
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17. The Banana Club Museum houses the world's largest collection of devoted to any one fruit. You can see more than 17,000 different banana items there.
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18. Bananas are usually picked when they are hard and green. They are stored in special chambers to ripen on.
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19. Bananas are thought to be the world's tallest herbs. Their height can reach 20ft.
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20. A cluster of bananas is once called a "hand." Then a single banana is called a "finger."
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