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  2. Sam Zemurray - Wikipedia

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    Because bananas ripen quickly, the banana trade relied on the ability to quickly bring the produce to market. In Mobile, Zemurray specialized in buying cheap bananas in danger of being overripe and quickly transporting and selling them in the surrounding region by rail. Starting with only $150, he had saved $100,000 by age 21.

  3. Johnny Devenanzio - Wikipedia

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    Devenanzio is the most decorated and one of the most infamous contestants on The Challenge. [3] He is known for a multitude of infamous moments on The Challenge such as keeping the $275,000 earnings from winning partner, Sarah Rice, after she eliminated him on a previous season, in Rivals 3 and being hoisted on the back of Chris "CT" Tamburello during an elimination in Cutthroat.

  4. Sailors' superstitions - Wikipedia

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    Scylla on the reverse of a first century B.C. denarius minted by Sextus Pompeius. Another mythological creature, the Scylla, is a similar female sea demon that is both dangerous yet beautiful. [10] Sirens supposedly "lured mariners to their deaths with their melodious, enchanting song", while "Scylla sent countless sailors to the depths of the ...

  5. ‘The Challenge’ Vet Johnny Bananas Denies Sending Gorilla ...

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    Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, best known for competing on two dozen seasons of MTV’s “The Challenge,” is under fire for a message posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Feb. 4. It all began ...

  6. Gros Michel - Wikipedia

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    Gros Michel (French pronunciation: [ɡʁo miʃɛl]), often translated and known as "Big Mike", is an export cultivar of banana and was, until the 1950s, the main variety grown. [3]

  7. 27 Things You Didn’t Know About Bananas - AOL

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    The term bananas seems to have two meanings. The first – and one that’s fallen out of favor – is “bananas” as kind of crazy. Today, it’s more commonly used in a phrase, from “It’s ...

  8. Menehune - Wikipedia

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    Alekoko "Menehune" fishpond Menehune bank from 1946. Made for Bank of Hawaii as a promotional giveaway to encourage island children to save their pennies.. Menehune are a mythological race of dwarf people in Hawaiian tradition who are said to live in the deep forests and hidden valleys of the Hawaiian Islands, hidden and far away from human settlements.

  9. Johnny Bananas Trolls 'The Traitors' Costar Dan Gheesling's ...

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    Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio is reveling in Dan Gheesling’s downfall on season 2 of Peacock’s The Traitors. “Dan coming out of retirement just to be sent right back in,” Bananas, 41 ...