1. There might be peanuts in your cosmetics
Peanuts don’t just provide you with a good source of protein and a quality butter — they actually have a variety of non-edible uses. Specifically, peanut oil serves as an essential component of paint, varnish, lubricating oil, furniture polish and even insecticides. Oh yeah, peanut oil can also be found in many cosmetics, especially moisturizers and skin care products.
2. You’ve probably eaten peanuts from Georgia
Georgia is the leading peanut-producing state in the United States, with almost half of peanuts grown in this country coming from Georgia. (Second and third place go to Texas and Alabama). The peanut is also Georgia’s official state crop — no big surprise as Georgia’s 70 counties produce over two billion pounds of peanuts per year. Georgia’s most famous peanut farmer? Former Governor and 39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
3. Peanuts are old — very, very old
Peanuts have been around for a long time. In fact, the oldest known archeological remains of peanut pods were found in Peru and have been dated at about 7,600 years old. Older still, research indicates peanut cultivation predates even those pods, as many pre-Columbian cultures depicted peanuts in their art. In fact, it’s been documented that conquistadors found peanuts (called tlālcacahuatl) for sale in marketplaces of Tenochtitlan.
4. Peanuts have flowers
First things first, peanuts are definitely not nuts. The peanut is a legume crop and belongs to the botanical family Fabaceae, more commonly known as the bean or pea family. While the “nut” of the peanut grows underground, above ground, the peanut plant appears with feather-like leaflets and yellowish orange flowers with red veining.
Sources:
https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/economy/article/peanuts
The Classic W 