Some Interesting Facts Related to Banana

Banana is a fruit that people include in their daily diet. Apart from being beneficial for health, banana enhances the taste of many dishes. Today we will tell you about some interesting facts related to banana-

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Banana is a fruit that people include in their daily diet. Apart from being beneficial for health, banana enhances the taste of many dishes. Today we will tell you about some interesting facts related to banana-

1 Banana received its name during the Philadelphia World's Fair in 1876, at the fair it was sold for 10 cents wrapped in aluminum foil.

2 Banana Republic is an area where banana is the only and adequate means of income.

3 The Latin name of banana is Musa sapientum, meaning the fruit of intelligent men.

4 bananas contain 75 percent water, which cannot be compared to radish and cucumbers, which contain 95 and 96 percent water.

5 In 2001, bananas received the largest flakes, grown on the island of Canary, with 473 bananas and weighing 130 kg.

6 In 2012, a resident of Illinois holds the record for peeling and eating eight bananas in 60 seconds.

7 The highest banana consuming country in the world is Uganda, where each person consumes 605 grams of bananas on an average.

8 If a person is allergic to bananas or avocados and chestnuts, there is a risk of allergy to latex.

9 In 2016, UK's AndU Lawrence set the record for the fastest race in the London Marathon by wearing a banana cast in 2 hours 47 minutes and 41 seconds in the London Marathon.

10 The classic species of banana used was named Gros Michel. It was more sweet and creamy than modern bananas, but in 1965, due to widespread and devastating disease in Central and South America, farmers switched to the modern variety