No, this isn’t an ad for Dr. Porkenheimer’s Boner Juice; it’s for bananas!
![1967 magazine ad for Chiquita Bananas / United Fruit Company](https://i0.wp.com/www.adtothebone.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/chiquitafunnything19671000m.jpg?resize=625%2C890)
Bone shards:
Who is Luther Burbank, the dude mentioned in the body copy? Without him, there wouldn’t be french fries.
Ever hear of a banana republic? You can thank these guys for that.
There are over a thousand different types of bananas, including the ice cream banana.
Did you know those gross stringy things on a banana have a name? Phloem bundles! That’s one of my favorite bits of useless knowledge.
Stephen Colbert and Gwen Stefani once argued over the spelling of bananas.
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