1. A coconut is not a nut, it’s a drupe!

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

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

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

5. Coconuts can be used as a flotation device

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

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

8. There are over 1,000 species of coconut trees

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