Bananas are a good source of potassium.
Bananas are naturally organic. The skin is so thick that pesticides and
chemicals cannot penetrate through it to enter the fruit.
Bananas are sterile.
They must be reproduced by grafting a living branch onto a root
stock. The skin is so thick that the
pollen cannot penetrate to fertilize the eggs.
Slipping on a banana skin was a comedy routine in
Vaudeville. It was later adopted by
early motion pictures. Apparently it is
based on a “real life” concern of the 1870’s.
The banana was introduced to the United States as an
imported fruit in the 1860’s. There were
protests in a number of cities over the public nuisance of banana peel garbage
in the streets.
The Banana Boat Song (Day O) is a traditional Jamaican folk
song. It was first recorded by Edric
Connor in 1952 and was popularized by Harry Belafonte in 1956.
Bananas and apples are common food items on movie sets for
the crew to eat; from craft services.
Bananas are good medicine at regulating gastro intestinal
processes. Whether you are constipated,
or have diarrhea, eating bananas help you become more “regular.”
The “Banana Splits” was a popular Saturday morning TV show
from 1968 - 1970.
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William Schaeffer
