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We came into the New York office this morning and had a new pet! Meet Banana, the office eel. 1. As any banana aficionado knows, a bunch of bananas is called a hand; individual bananas are called fingers. 2. In recorded history, bananas date back to around 600 B.C., when they were mentioned in Buddhist texts. 3. Bananas came to the Americas in the 15th century but weren't regularly imported to the United States until later, following their showcase at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.... READ ON
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Opossums don't "play dead." When frightened, they become overexcited and pass out.
