Peanuts Facts

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1. Peanuts are not nuts at all, but are a legume related to beans and lentils.
2. Four of the top 10 candy bars manufactured in the USA contain peanuts or peanut butter.
3. The world's largest peanut was 4 inches long.
4. A man named Tom Miller pushed a peanut to the top of Pike's Peak (14,100 feet) using his nose in 4 days, 23 hours, 47 minutes and 3 seconds.
5. Two peanut farmers have been elected president of the USA - Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.
6. The term "peanut gallery" became popular in the late 19th century, and referred to the uppermost seats in a theater, which were also the cheapest seats. People seated in them could throw peanuts at those seated below them.
7. Peanut butter was the secret behind "Mr. Ed," TV's talking horse.
8. There are enough peanuts in one acre to make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
9. People that live on the East Coast prefer the creamy style peanut butter; those on the West prefer crunchy.