Bananas

The scientific name for banana is //musa sapientum.// It means "fruit of the wise men." Banana fiber is sometimes used to make paper. Bananas float on water. The average banana weighs 1/3 of a pound. Bananas glow blue under a black-light. Bananas are the most radioactive of any fruit. The Goldfinger banana tastes like an apple. Banana trees are not trees at all! They are technically a tree-like herb. Bananas are berries! Bananas can decrease your risk of getting cancer. Bananas can stimulate brain power! If you want to get smarter, eat bananas! In 2001,there were over 300 reported banana-related accidents in Britain, most of which were someone slipping on a banana peel. You can buy beer brewed from bananas in Eastern Africa. Some historians believe that bananas are the world's oldest cultivated fruit. 105 million pounds of bananas are grown every year. A bunch of bananas is called a hand, and a single banana is called a finger. The inside of a banana skin can be used to polish shoes. Edible bananas originated in the Indo-Malaysian region. In many countries,meat is wrapped in banana leaves before roasting to soften and flavor it. Rubbing your teeth with a banana skin can actually whiten them! Humans share about 50% of our DNA with bananas. Bananas can be used to help overcome depression. It may seem weird, but rubbing a banana skin on a bug bite can help relieve itching. Eating bananas can lower body temperature to cool you if you have a fever, or stay chill on a hot day. Page by Greta