5 Surprising Facts About Peanuts

By Tatianna Salisbury

Goofy Goobers of the peanut world, unite! September 13 is National Peanut Day, and what better way to celebrate peanuts in all their salty, savory goodness than learning some surprising facts. Because if there’s one thing college students love to celebrate with, it’s learning. 

1. Women prefer creamy peanut butter while men prefer crunchy, according to The National Peanut Board. 

2. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth, according to dictionary.com. The origin of the word “arachi” is Greek, meaning ground nut, and “phobia” is Greek meaning fear. 

3. As early as 1500 B.C., the Incans of Peru used peanuts as sacrificial offerings and entombed them with their mummies to aid in the spirit life, according to The National Peanut Board. 

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