Posted on 04/16/2025 5:49:20 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL BANANA DAY
On the third Wednesday in April, take a bite of the fruit that also makes an excellent prop for jokes on National Banana Day!
#NationalBananaDay
The day focuses on the nutrition of the fruit as well as the way comedy has used the banana in its acts. This low-fat, low-calorie snack offers a boost of fiber, potassium, and vitamins, with B6 and C leading the way. It also provides a healthy gram of protein, too. Add a banana to your morning cereal or grab one to go with your granola. They also add so much delicious flavor to baked goods. Many bakers know that when those bananas turn brown to toss them in the freezer for baking muffins and breads later.
As far as the humor goes, anyone goes a little bananas when they slip on a peel. Or is it the peel of laughter that makes them go bananas? Hold up the banana like a phone and get your comedy routine going.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL BANANA DAY
Write a little message on a banana and tuck it into your loved one's lunch.
Add bananas to your lunch routine. They're inexpensive and delicious. Children and adults love them, so you just can't go wrong.
Use #NationalBananaDay to share how you #CelebrateEveryDay on social media.
Try these recipes below: Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas Frozen Banana Cereal Pops
NATIONAL BANANA DAY HISTORY
The word is still out about who created this national holiday. However, we've sent out several bananas to track them down.
Banana FAQ
Q. What is a group of bananas called?
A. The cluster of bananas that grow on the banana plant is called hands (together they look like fingers on a hand).
Q. Are banana plants sterile?
A. The fruit of the banana plant is sterile. However, the banana plant is able to reproduce from rhizomes beneath the soil. The parent plant dies after it produces fruit, but the rhizomes will send out corms for new plants.
Q. How many calories are in a banana?
A. A medium banana contains about 105 calories.
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Notable Birthdays for April 16
Alexander Cartwright (1820-1892) - Considered the inventor of modern baseball.
Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) - Aviation inventor and pioneer.
Barry Nelson (1917-2007) - The first actor to play James Bond.
Don Kirshner (1934-2011) - American rock & roll producer who invented bubblegum music.
R. Carlos Nakai (1946-Still Living) - Native American flute player.
David M. Brown (1956-2003) - Astronaut who died on Shuttle Columbia (STS-107).
Jon Cryer (1965-Still Living) - Actor known for his role as Ducky in the movie Pretty in Pink, but also Alan in the t.v. series Two and a Half Men.
Selena (1971-2005) - Singer, songwriter, fashion designer who was known as the "Queen of Tejano Music."
Tracy K. Smith (1972-Still Living) - Black female poet and educator who has won several awards for her works.
Memorable Events for April 16
1524 - Giovanni Verrazano, on a voyage for France, becomes the the first European to discover the New York harbour.
1758 - Francis Williams becomes the first Black college graduate to publish poetry.
1907 - Ellis Island records 11,745 immigrants in a single day.
1941 - The Office of Price Administration forms to handle rationing.
1945 - The U.S. Army liberates The POW camp Oflag IV-C (Colditz).
1964 - The Ford Mustang is introduced for sale for $2,368.
1964 - Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to fly solo around the world.
1983 - The first National Coin Week begins.
I remember as a small child watching the scene in “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World” where bossy loud-mouth Ethel Merman slips on a banana peel, falls on her backside and everyone erupts in screams of laughter - in the movie and the theater audience as well. What great fun that movie was.
As for bananas, they are wonderful to put in a lunch box, they come with their own wrap. Don’t know anyone that doesn’t like them.
I’m on the waiting list.
Notable Birthdays for April 16
Alexander Cartwright (1820-1892) - Considered the inventor of modern baseball.
Well, the Savanna Bananas have a double reason to celebrate. That’ll be one tremendous party.
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