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

During the Super Bowl , the most consumed dish is guacamole . However, this date is also the day when the majority of “ avocado hand ” injuries are registered in the U.S.

According to The Wall Street Journal , there were around 27,059 “ avocado hand ” injuries between 2013 and 2017. Moreover, researchers from Emory University explain that there were 50,413 injuries linked to avocado 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.

According to the media outlet, over 1 and a half million kilos of avocado are eaten during Super Bowl Sunda y in the U.S.

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