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Thread #158537   Message #3750285
Posted By: GUEST
12-Nov-15 - 11:28 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Rumours you believed as a child
Subject: RE: Folklore: Rumours you believed as a child
"You should always mash bananas first rather than just eating them, as they will give you tummy-ache"()

It's well known that bananas disappeared from the UK during WW2, and when they reappeared after the war a lot of children had never seen one before. There was even a rumour that a child had died after eating a banana!