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A coconut is not a nut, it's a drupe!

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Coconut grenades were a weapon used in WWII by the Japanese (the grenade went inside the coconut)

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The husk of a coconut can be burnt to act as a natural mosquito repellent, a process used in many countries around the world

The largest producers of coconuts are India, Indonesia, Philippines, and Brazil

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Coconuts can be used as a flotation device

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Coconut water has been used as a short-term substitute for human blood plasma and as an IV

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Almost one-third of the people on our planet rely on coconuts as a major part of their diet

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There are over 1,000 species of coconut trees

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Coconuts, in different forms, are anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-parasite