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Bananas were native to South East Asia and by 500BC were grown in India. They spread to Madagasgar because of the Arab traders and then to Africa. The Portugese extended the domain of the banana, the first recorded sale in England was 1633. They were very expensive. By the 19th Century they were a popular fruit. Bananas were sold in America in ther 1870's

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