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Every Banana You Buy Was ScheduledScience SurprisesThe bananas in your fruit bowl were cut while they were rock hard and completely green, often a couple of weeks and a few thousand miles before they reached your kitchen. Somewhere along the way, someone decided exactly how yellow they'd be when the store put them out.
The Banana You Know Is A BackupThe Great Banana ExtinctionFor the first half of the 20th century, the banana most Americans and Europeans peeled was a different fruit entirely.