A cluster of bananas is called a “hand.” Along that theme, a single banana is called a “finger.”
100 Mind-Blowing Banana Facts
Eating a banana can help to form a lining that prevents heartburn from getting worse.
The Latin name for banana is “musa sapientum” which translates to “fruit of the wise men.”
Leather products like handbags or shoes can be polished with the inside of a banana skin, simply rub it on and wipe it off with a cloth.
Bananas are radioactive. Due to being rich in potassium, every banana is slightly radioactive thanks to containing the natural isotope potassium-40. Interestingly, your body contains around 16mg of potassium-40, meaning you’re around 280 times more radioactive than a banana already. Any excess potassium-40 you gain from a banana is excreted out within a few hours.
Japan has over 200 flavours of Kit Kats. They’re exclusively created for different regions, cities, and seasons. There are some tasty-sounding ones like banana, blueberry cheesecake and Oreo ice cream, as well as some very questionable ones like baked potato, melon and cheese, wasabi, and vegetable juice.
Artificial banana flavouring is based on an extinct banana. You may notice that your banana-flavoured food products don’t taste quite like the real thing. This is because the commercially used banana flavouring is based on a type of banana that was wiped out by a plague in the 1950s.
Bananas get their curved shape by growing towards the sun. All bananas go through a process known as negative geotropism which indicates that they will grow towards the source of sunlight. This is also why it is rare to see a straight banana.
The Arabic word for fingers translates to ‘banana’. The Arabic word is banan. The banana fruit is harvested from the plant as a whole rack. A rack of bananas is also referred to as a hand.
In China, seductively eating a banana during a livestream is illegal. This was done so that the number of underaged women in China could not attract older male audiences. The Chinese government deems such acts like this harm the social morality.
The banana contains 75% water. Bananas are rich in nutrients and are a good source of electrolytes. Ideally, a person should eat at least one banana a day.
There were over 300 banana-related injuries in Britain in 2001. Over 300 banana-related accidents were reported in Britain in 2001, mostly involving people slipping on skins.
Bananas are radioactive. Because bananas are rich in potassium, they are a little bit radioactive. But don’t worry about this weird science fact. You’re already 280 times more radioactive than a banana.