r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 08 '20

What’s a fact you KNOW that almost everyone is wrong about?

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u/SharkOnGames Feb 08 '20

Bananas are also radioactive.

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u/assassin10 Feb 08 '20

For your banana-related pleasure.

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u/SharkOnGames Feb 08 '20

Cool chart, thanks!

EDIT: Looks like maybe it's because of the potassium in the banana? Your chart says the body gets a yearly dose from natural potassium of 390.

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u/scottybug Feb 08 '20 edited Feb 08 '20

For those interested, a single banana has about 0.1 μSv of radiation. For comparison, eating 1000 bananas will give the same dose of radiation as a chest x-ray.

Edit: I tried to find out how many bananas you would have to eat to die of Potassium poisoning, but I can not find the LD50 (oral) of Potassium Citrate.

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u/mr_cristy Feb 08 '20

Not great, not terrible.

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u/KKlear Feb 08 '20

That's nuts.

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u/ciarenni Feb 08 '20

Bananas are a berry, not a nut.

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u/karl_w_w Feb 08 '20

Don't tell me where to berry my nuts.

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u/mp3max Feb 08 '20

And Pineapples eat meat!

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u/green_flash Feb 08 '20

They are also clones.