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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.
Raiders of the Lost Bunch, Part 2: The Ghost BananaRaiders of the Lost BunchMy grandmother has opinions about bananas. Ask her about the ones at the supermarket and she'll shrug: fine, she'll say, but they're not the real thing.