Peanut butter is a childhood staple by most children all around the world and by grown-ups, too. A spoonful of it is delicious and can make a great dessert or a savory sandwich for everybody.
AOL and BuzzFeed share the following fun facts about peanut butter that probably you didn't know yet:
1. According to the National Peanut Board, there is about 90 percent of American households that eat peanut butter.
2. The number of sales of peanut butter reveals that people who live on the West Coast prefer the crunchy peanut butter and those who live on the East Coast prefer the smooth peanut butter.
3. Former Presidents who were both peanut farmers were Jimmy Carter and Thomas Jefferson.
4. Americans spend about $800 million annually on peanut butter, according to the National Peanut Board.
5. The peanut butter that is sold in the U.S. is about 80 percent smooth and 17 percent crunchy.
6. You need 540 peanuts to come up with a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.
7. Peanut butter's health benefits include aid in weight loss, lower cholesterol and prevent type 2 diabetes.
8. The average American child can consume 1,500 jelly sandwiches and peanut butter by the time they graduate in high school.
9. The favorite food of the former President Bill Clinton is peanut butter and banana sandwich.
10. According to a Harvard Medical School study, eating peanut butter regularly can improve your breast health.
11. The National Peanut Board says that women prefer the smooth peanut butter while men prefer the crunchy.
12. Astronomers squeeze the peanut butter on a tortilla.
13. A peanut butter must be at least 90 percent peanut, by law.
14. Patrick Bertoletti from Illinois has the world record for consuming six peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in one minute.
15. Reese makes the largest peanut butter cup that is about the half pound each and comes in a one pound package.
Such an "Aha" for you? Well, for most of us, actually.
