Are Bananas Radioactive? (Spoiler: Yes, but Chill)

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Yeah, Bananas Are Radioactive. Like, Actually

It’s Because Of Potassium-40

The “Banana Equivalent Dose” Is Now My Favorite Unit

Flying NYC to Paris = Eating 800 Bananas

A Chest X-ray is Basically 1,000 to 2,000 Bananas

We Already Soak Up ~62,000 Bananas A Year Just Existing

You’d Need About 10 Million Bananas At Once To Feel Sick

A Lethal Dose Is Around 50 Million Bananas

Your Body Right Now Is 280 Times More Radioactive Than One Banana

So Yeah… Keep Eating Bananas

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Bananas were my favorite fruit since I was a little kid, so the moment I heard that they were radioactive in a technical sense, I couldn't help but want to know whether it was indeed true or not. As it turns out, it is, but the account is less horrifying and actually comical than what the internet portrays it. I have done some research, and here are the 11 points I ended up with in my research, so you don’t have to.

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