00:00Did you know bananas are actually radioactive?
00:03That's right.
00:04They contain potassium-40, a natural radioactive isotope.
00:09But here's the shocking part.
00:11You'd need to eat 10 million bananas at once to get sick.
00:15And wait until you hear this.
00:17Bananas aren't even trees.
00:19They're actually giant herbs, the world's largest herbaceous plants.
00:24Even more surprising, bananas are botanically classified as berries.
00:28Yes, berries.
00:30And every commercial banana you've ever eaten is a clone.
00:34All Cavendish bananas are genetically identical.
00:37That banana you're eating, it's the exact same as every other banana sold globally.
00:42And those tiny black dots inside, they're not seeds.
00:46They're sterile ovules.
00:47Wild bananas have large, hard seeds.
00:50Plus, bananas can float in water and contain tryptophan to help you sleep.
00:55Amazing, right?
00:56Which fact surprised you the most?
00:59Let us know in the comments and follow for more mind-blowing food facts.
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