Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Bananas

FUN BANANA FACTS From The Banana Police!
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Did the Ensures Rugged Gut (#5) catch anyone else's eye? I could only find one definition of rugged gut, from "Dr. Asky.":rolleyes: In order to check out his credentials I needed to log onto Facebook. Not worth it. Anyway according to Dr. Asky...

Rugged Gut

Bananas protect the healthy constitution of the stomach in two ways. Firstly, they trigger the production of mucus in the stomach, which provides a protective barrier against stomach acids. Secondly, bananas possess protease inhibitors, a substance that breaks down bacteria in the stomach that cause ulcers. (Moreover, protease inhibitor also obstruct the replication of certain cells and viruses, including HIV.)

I was hoping it meant something a little more exciting than that. :playful:

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Banana Car

Steve Braithwaite, originally from Woodstock, Oxfordshire, spent two years building the vehicle - which has a top speed of 85mph. The 55-year-old came up with the idea for the Big Banana Car in 2009. It is 10ft tall, 22ft long, and has a 302ci Ford V8 engine.

 
Yes, We Have No Bananas - by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn, 1922

Short clip from the movie Sabrina (1954). It's long enough. :)

 

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