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    Friday, April 19, 2024

    Internet wisdom: How to peel a banana

    The better and easier way to peel a banana is from the bottom, and won't give you any of those "strings" to deal with. (Fotolia/TNS)

    Nobody likes to be wrong.

    But if you believe the Internet, you've been doing many things wrong YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

    Packing your suitcase, removing a trash bag, untying knots, breaking in shoes, even breathing. And, of course, so many of those tasks you perform every day in your kitchen.

    Perhaps you've felt the humiliation (or had an "aha" moment or two) when watching videos about some of these ubiquitous how-to posts on Facebook.

    I'd been saving links to a few of them — who doesn't love a good time-saver? — but by far, this one's the best:

    Peeling a banana: Ha — who can't do this? Well, if you're still peeling from the stem end, you're doing it all wrong. Not only is peeling from the bottom easier (once you've pinched the end), you don't have any of those pesky "strings" to deal with.

    And according to the many know-it-alls who post this trick, it's how the monkeys do it.

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