Peanuts are not nuts

Just because the word “nut” is in their name doesn’t make them nuts. Peanuts are actually legumes! These tasty and popular little legumes grow underground and not on trees like real nuts such as chestnuts, hazelnuts, and acorns. Peanuts are edible seeds inside pods and are part of the Leguminosae family along with soybeans, chickpeas, peas, clover, licorice, and lentils.

What is a peanut gallery?

Have you ever heard the term “peanut gallery”? The expression, which became popular in the late 19th century, refers to the section of cheap seats in a theatre, or the group of spectator seated there who would often heckle the performers. The least expensive snack served at the theatre would often be peanuts, which the patrons would sometimes throw at the performers on stage to convey their disapproval.

Peanut shells are eco-friendly

Leftover peanut shells can be used to make kitty litter, kindling, fireplace logs, or compost! If you use them as packing material, you are even helping out the environment as they are eco-friendly!

Peanut butter was made for people with no teeth

What do you do for patients that have no teeth and need protein? You get creative! At least that’s what Dr John Harvey Kellogg thought in 1895 when he made the first peanut butter. Peanut butter was officially introduced in 1904 at the St Louise World’s Fair.

Published in Dawn, Young World, January 21st, 2023