Only with the invention of the steam motor and the permanent cooling did the bananas start their successfull spreading allover the world.
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Bananas only have one life
Delivered on August 12, 2008
Only once in her life a banana plant carries fruits.
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There’s No Banana In Dole
Delivered on August 10, 2008
Dole is a former university city in the French department Jura and is not affiliated with the homonymous banana producer.
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Walking tall despite bananas
Delivered on August 7, 2008
Germans averagely eat 18 Kilo bananas per year and still manage to walk upright. It´s a real big mystery, anway.
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The role of the banana in paradise
Delivered on August 6, 2008
The biological name of the banana is paradise fig and that also explains the role of Eve’s fig leaf in paradise.
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Banana and science
Delivered on August 3, 2008
Information about the ingredients of a banana, listed very detailed to show what’s in there.
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25 000 000 banana splits
Delivered on August 2, 2008
The American fast food franchise Dairy Queen annually sells 25 million banana splits.
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