Half-asleep, I shuffled to the canopy-level observation deck of my rustic wooden cabin, grabbing binoculars and Tito Narosky's "Birds of Argentina and Uruguay" just as a flurry of yellow plumage transformed into what locals term the "banana toucan, " a rare and striking saffron toucanet.

WSJ: Bird Watching in Misiones Province, Argentina

Mr Banana doubtless expected to spend the rest of his life comfortably doing what people expect of retired statesmen.

ECONOMIST: Canaan Banana

Ott got out her laptop, opened an engineering CAD program and, on-the-spot, created what Howard described: an aggressive climbing shoe with a downturned toe like a banana.

FORBES: Design A New Foot If The Shoe Does Not Fit -- Laser Sintering a Prosthetic Leg

When we finally sat, however, what awaited us quickly woke us up: A box of Shreddies cereal, half a banana, some packets of decaf coffee and a piece of toast.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Walkabout: Bad & Bitter

It turned what was once a subsistence crop into a major income earner for women farmers, more than doubling average banana harvests.

FORBES: Millions Served

It turned what was once a subsistence crop into a major income earner for women farmers, more than doubling average banana harvests to 20 tons per acre.

FORBES: Millions Served

Before long, Reverend Banana became enthused with the ideals of liberation politics, and started to denounce the white racist regime of what was then called Southern Rhodesia from the pulpit.

ECONOMIST: Canaan Banana