The reason the taste of artificial banana flavouring and artificial banana flavoured products doesn't taste like bananas is because it is based on a type of banana that was wiped out by a plague in the 1950's.

There are bananas called "Red banana" that are maroon to dark purple when ripe.

In the Durango desert, in Mexico, there's a creepy spot called the "Zone of Silence." You can't pick up clear TV or radio signals. And locals say fireballs sometimes appear in the sky.

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