In Denmark, people eat about 36 pounds of candy a year. The highest consumption of candy of any country.

The banana was officially introduced in 1876 in the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The bananas were wrapped in tinfoil and were sold for 10 cents each.

Each year, the Moon moves away from Earth by about four centimeters.

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