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Over 30,000 people have injured themselves while trying to cut an avocado in the U.S.

Thousands of “avocado hand” injuries take place during the Super Bowl

According to the researchers, people injure themselves because they use a knife to remove the avocado pit instead of a spoon - Photo: File Photo/EL UNIVERSAL
30/01/2020 |16:09Newsroom |
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During the Super Bowl , the most consumed dish is . However, this date is also the day when the majority of “ avocado handinjuries are registered in the U.S.

According to , there were around 27,059 “ handinjuries between 2013 and 2017. Moreover, researchers from Emory University explain that there were 50,413 injuries linked to consumption between 1998 and 2007,

According to the researchers , people injure themselves because they use a knife to remove the avocado pit instead of a spoon; however, this is the way Mexican people remove the pits and injuries are quite uncommon.

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