January 6, 2006

I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.
Warren Buffett






Tho stiff
The beard
That Nature gave
It shaves
Like down with
Burma-Shave



"That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg."
Samuel Goldwyn




BANNANA FACTS
part 5 of 6
  • Some horticulturists suspect that the banana was the earth's first fruit. Banana plants have been in cultivation since the time of recorded history. One of the first records of bananas dates back to Alexander the Great's conquest of India where he first discovered bananas in 327 B.C.
  • The average American consumes over 28 pounds of bananas each year.
  • The banana market is controlled by five large corporations - Chiquita (25%), Dole (25%), Del Monte (15%), Noboa (11%) and Fyffes (8%). Most bananas are grown on huge plantations, controlled by these corporate giants. The remaining banana production for export comes from small banana producers.
  • The banana plant reaches its full height of 15 to 30 feet in about one year. The trunk of a banana plant is made of sheaths of overlapping leaves, tightly wrapped around each other like celery stalks.
  • The origin of bananas is traced back to the Malaysian jungles of Southeast Asia, where so many varieties and names for the banana are in that area.



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