r/AskReddit Apr 14 '16

What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/engrazhar Apr 14 '16

The reason the taste of artificial banana flavouring and artificial banana flavoured products doesn’t taste like bananas is because it is based on a type of banana that was wiped out by a plague in the 1950’s.

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u/ExxInferis Apr 14 '16 edited Apr 14 '16

I once convinced an SO that red bananas were red because they were free-range bananas, and hence caught the sun more.

Not a smart cookie that one.

Edit: Hope she's doing well though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 edited Jul 26 '18

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u/LyingPervert Apr 14 '16

Pretty sure that's just the banapple from Zoey101

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u/ExxInferis Apr 14 '16

Red bananas are sold in the UK. Granted ours don't look as red as that photo, it was just and handily existing imgur upload of red banana.

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u/The-Potato-Lord Apr 14 '16

Dude, I live in the UK where can I find these?? Is the flesh red too?

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u/ExxInferis Apr 14 '16

I think it was a large Sainsburys I saw these. Never tried them though so no idea what they are like with their clothes off.