Kids During WW2 Didn't Know Bananas Existed (Banana Stories)

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Published on November 4, 2020 4:00:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bInDQC-xIhI

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World War 2 was obviously an awful time for the people who had to live through it and it's strange think one of the debates during that event was whether or not bananas were a real thing.

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Original Article:
http://www.factfiend.com/kids-ww2-didnt-think-bananas-real/

Sources:
http://www.factfiend.com/ww2-era-britain-didnt-give-fk/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2013/sep/24/fighting-fit-britain-second-world-war
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/banana-substitute
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/feb/05/evelyn-waugh-dynasties-ian-sansom
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1576526/Queen-thanked-for-WW2-bananas-65-years-on.html
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jul/03/bananas-spanish-children-rationing
https://www.britishpathe.com/gallery/children-of-war/1#:~:text=War%20rationing%20was%20just%20a%20way%20of%20life%20during%20World%20War%20Two.&text=But%20the%20official%20wartime%20substitute,over%20and%20the%20rationing%20stopped.
http://thewartimekitchen.com/?p=201#:~:text=Imported%20fruits%20were%20hard%20to,arriving%20safely%20at%20their%20destination.&text=Fresh%20oranges%20did%20occasionally%20arrive,and%20restricted%20to%20children%20only.

Images:
Bananas,
Augustus Binu / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Bacon,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bacon.JPG
Batcherlors Pasta,
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/all-300014-44/batchelors-pasta---sauce--cheese---broccoli-123g
Chocolate,
nagualdesign / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Sugar,
Romain Behar / Public domain
Cream,
Kyle May / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
Corn on the Cob,
Jonathunder / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Crisp Sandwiches,
Nickelbabe / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Hitler,
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-S33882 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 / CC BY-SA 3.0 DE (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)
Jacket Potato,
Renee Comet (photographer) / Public domain
Noodles,
Takeaway / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Orange,
Evan-Amos / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Beans on toast,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Veg_sausages_beans.jpg#file
Spam Ham,
Ll1324 / CC0
The Queen,
Joel Rouse (Ministry of Defence), and nagualdesign / OGL 3 (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3)
Cat,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat

Music:
"Two Finger Johnny" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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