1. Banana - a berry. The banana plant - the largest plant that does not have a solid stem. Banana stalk of grass sometimes reaches 10 meters in height and 40 centimeters in diameter. On one such stalk usually hangs on 300 fruits weighing 500 kg.
2. The first president of Zimbabwe was Canaan Banana.
3. Bananas are not only yellow, but red. In red meat more tender, and they do not carry freight.
Seychelles island of MAO - the only place in the world where there are gold, red and black bananas. Locals them, of course, eat: this is a side dish that is served with lobster and clams.
4. Bananas contains more vitamin B6, other than fruit. It is known that this vitamin is responsible for good mood.
5. By weight, banana harvest is the second largest crop in the world, ahead of grapes in third place, trailing first place oranges.
6. India and Brazil produce more bananas than any other country in the world.
7. Bananas are almost half as nutritious potatoes, and dried bananas is five times more calories than raw ones. One banana contains 300 mg of potassium, which helps to fight high blood pressure and strengthens the heart muscle. Each of us is a day takes 3 or 4 grams of potassium.
8. Mait Lepic from Estonia won the first contest in the world by eating bananas at speed. He managed to eat 10 bananas in 3 minutes. His secret was in the absorption of bananas with the skin - so it saved time.
9. According to Latin banana called «musa sapientum», which means "fruit of the wise man».
10. The world record for the absorption of bananas for 1 hour - 81 banana.