Don?t get beat when it comes to banana trivia

Here?s the truth about our little, yellow friends:

? There are over 500 different types of bananas. That means if you ate a different kind of banana every day, it would take almost a year and a half to eat every one.

? Bananas are not just green and yellow. Some bananas are red.

? Bananas are most likely the first fruit ever to be grown on a farm.

? The first bananas to reach the United States came to New York City from Cuba in 1804. They were often sold one at a time in tinfoil wrappings.

? In the United States, the most commonly eaten yellow banana is the Cavendish. It is long, plump, and golden yellow. And we all know it sure is delicious.

? In Europe, the most common banana is the Canary Island banana, also called the dwarf Chinese banana. It is smaller, sweeter, and more fragrant than the Cavendish.

? Bananas are almost fat free. One type of banana is about 99.5 percent fat free!

? An average banana contains about 90 calories.

? Plantains are a type of banana that is treated like a vegetable. It is rarely eaten raw. Instead, it is fried or baked.

? How did people begin eating bananas? A Burmese legend tells the story of a person who watched a bird eat a banana and realized that this funny-looking plant could be eaten.

Details are still sketchy about whether the bird actually peeled the banana.