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52 weird facts:
https://kenthendricks.com/52-things-i-learned-in-2024/

Among them:

Doctors are 14% more likely to diagnose a child with ADHD on October 31, not because there are more kids with ADHD, but because the kids are excited to go trick-or-treating. (“Halloween, ADHD, and Subjectivity in Medical Diagnosis“)

When men feel their masculinity is threatened, they are 24 percentage-points more likely to want to buy an SUV. They are also willing to pay $7,320 more than non-threatened men for the same vehicle. (“Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis“)

Swearing improves grip strength by 9%, wall sit time by 22%, and plank time by 12%. (“Effect of swearing on physical performance“)

Irish peacekeepers have been in Lebanon so long that some Lebanese are developing Irish accents. (“Irish peacekeepers stood their ground in the face of an Israeli invasion of Lebanon.“)

Foreign leaders and diplomats who stay at the White House are entitled to courtesy laundry service. Most guests need only one or two items cleaned, except, apparently, Benjamin Netanyahu, who brings suitcases full of dirty laundry on each visit. (He denies this.) (“Israel’s Netanyahu brings his dirty laundry to Washington. Literally.“)
 
I heard this story on the BBC tonight. A Google search for "bananas in Beeston" brings up several links.

I used to live nearby and Beeston was my local town centre. WE never had nuffink like this in my day.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...o-one-knows-why/ar-AA1x75z6?ocid=BingNewsSerp

  • Residents in Beeston, Nottinghamshire in the UK are puzzled by monthly appearances of peeled bananas on a plate at a street corner for over a year
  • The bananas, sometimes drizzled with honey, are thought to be religious offerings or attempts to feed wildlife, but no animals eat them
  • A sign requesting the end of the practice sparked further debate, as locals continue to clean up the mess and speculate on the mystery
Residents of a quiet Beeston neighborhood in Nottinghamshire have been left baffled by the monthly appearance of peeled bananas on a plate at the corner of Abbey Road and Wensor Avenue.

For over a year, this enigmatic ritual has captured the curiosity of locals, who are still searching for answers.
 
Phone rescued from ice rink after two-month freeze

I guess some of the unanswered SMS messages might have been a bit frosty!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80v0831y7vo

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Mikefule said:
I heard this story on the BBC tonight. A Google search for "bananas in Beeston" brings up several links.

I used to live nearby and Beeston was my local town centre. WE never had nuffink like this in my day.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...o-one-knows-why/ar-AA1x75z6?ocid=BingNewsSerp

  • Residents in Beeston, Nottinghamshire in the UK are puzzled by monthly appearances of peeled bananas on a plate at a street corner for over a year
  • The bananas, sometimes drizzled with honey, are thought to be religious offerings or attempts to feed wildlife, but no animals eat them
  • A sign requesting the end of the practice sparked further debate, as locals continue to clean up the mess and speculate on the mystery
Residents of a quiet Beeston neighborhood in Nottinghamshire have been left baffled by the monthly appearance of peeled bananas on a plate at the corner of Abbey Road and Wensor Avenue.

For over a year, this enigmatic ritual has captured the curiosity of locals, who are still searching for answers.
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Somebody's plantain them there...
 
Mikefule said:
I heard this story on the BBC tonight. A Google search for "bananas in Beeston" brings up several links.

I used to live nearby and Beeston was my local town centre. WE never had nuffink like this in my day.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...o-one-knows-why/ar-AA1x75z6?ocid=BingNewsSerp

  • Residents in Beeston, Nottinghamshire in the UK are puzzled by monthly appearances of peeled bananas on a plate at a street corner for over a year
  • The bananas, sometimes drizzled with honey, are thought to be religious offerings or attempts to feed wildlife, but no animals eat them
  • A sign requesting the end of the practice sparked further debate, as locals continue to clean up the mess and speculate on the mystery
Residents of a quiet Beeston neighborhood in Nottinghamshire have been left baffled by the monthly appearance of peeled bananas on a plate at the corner of Abbey Road and Wensor Avenue.

For over a year, this enigmatic ritual has captured the curiosity of locals, who are still searching for answers.
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Are they always left on a Sundae?
 
Mikefule said:
I heard this story on the BBC tonight. A Google search for "bananas in Beeston" brings up several links.
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Replying to my own post because I was too busy to comment when I posted it.

One weird aspect is the locals are complaining that the bananas go bad and start to smell, and also get scattered on the pavement causing a slipping hazard.
(1) How bad does a banana have to get before it smells bad? My wife has a recipe for banana bread that requires the bananas to have turned almost black.
(2) Why not just throw them in the bin? They are just glorified litter, and as there is no obvious owner, just emptying the plate into the nearest bin would do the job.

A second weird aspect is that on a recent occasion, they found a £5 note taped to the bottom of the plate. That perhaps argues against my next point, below.

A possible unpleasant aspect - and this is my own speculation - is that the lady who lives right next to where the bananas are left, who was interviewed on the radio, sounded like she had a black accent. There are still idiots who have not fully understood Darwin who think that it is funny to insult black people with bananas. It still happens in football from time to time despite every top professional team having a diverse ethnic mix.

And to lighten the mood after that: one of my favourite Milton Jones gags: "Australians don't understand evolution. I once met an Australian who thought he was from Darwin."
 
Mikefule said:
Replying to my own post because I was too busy to comment when I posted it.

One weird aspect is the locals are complaining that the bananas go bad and start to smell, and also get scattered on the pavement causing a slipping hazard.
(1) How bad does a banana have to get before it smells bad? My wife has a recipe for banana bread that requires the bananas to have turned almost black.
(2) Why not just throw them in the bin? They are just glorified litter, and as there is no obvious owner, just emptying the plate into the nearest bin would do the job.

A second weird aspect is that on a recent occasion, they found a £5 note taped to the bottom of the plate. That perhaps argues against my next point, below.

A possible unpleasant aspect - and this is my own speculation - is that the lady who lives right next to where the bananas are left, who was interviewed on the radio, sounded like she had a black accent. There are still idiots who have not fully understood Darwin who think that it is funny to insult black people with bananas. It still happens in football from time to time despite every top professional team having a diverse ethnic mix.

And to lighten the mood after that: one of my favourite Milton Jones gags: "Australians don't understand evolution. I once met an Australian who thought he was from Darwin."
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If this has happened several times why have there been no cameras set up? Easy solution for an apparently repeat offender.
 
Mikefule said:
Replying to my own post because I was too busy to comment when I posted it.

One weird aspect is the locals are complaining that the bananas go bad and start to smell, and also get scattered on the pavement causing a slipping hazard.
(1) How bad does a banana have to get before it smells bad? My wife has a recipe for banana bread that requires the bananas to have turned almost black.
(2) Why not just throw them in the bin? They are just glorified litter, and as there is no obvious owner, just emptying the plate into the nearest bin would do the job.

A second weird aspect is that on a recent occasion, they found a £5 note taped to the bottom of the plate. That perhaps argues against my next point, below.

A possible unpleasant aspect - and this is my own speculation - is that the lady who lives right next to where the bananas are left, who was interviewed on the radio, sounded like she had a black accent. There are still idiots who have not fully understood Darwin who think that it is funny to insult black people with bananas. It still happens in football from time to time despite every top professional team having a diverse ethnic mix.

And to lighten the mood after that: one of my favourite Milton Jones gags: "Australians don't understand evolution. I once met an Australian who thought he was from Darwin."
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I think this will be figured out soon. Someone knows who the perpetrator is and is bound to let it slip
 
Mikefule said:
I heard this story on the BBC tonight. A Google search for "bananas in Beeston" brings up several links.

I used to live nearby and Beeston was my local town centre. WE never had nuffink like this in my day.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...o-one-knows-why/ar-AA1x75z6?ocid=BingNewsSerp

  • Residents in Beeston, Nottinghamshire in the UK are puzzled by monthly appearances of peeled bananas on a plate at a street corner for over a year
  • The bananas, sometimes drizzled with honey, are thought to be religious offerings or attempts to feed wildlife, but no animals eat them
  • A sign requesting the end of the practice sparked further debate, as locals continue to clean up the mess and speculate on the mystery
Residents of a quiet Beeston neighborhood in Nottinghamshire have been left baffled by the monthly appearance of peeled bananas on a plate at the corner of Abbey Road and Wensor Avenue.

For over a year, this enigmatic ritual has captured the curiosity of locals, who are still searching for answers.
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Now tomatoes are being left on a bridge in Dublin

It's taken off on tiktok as a tourist attraction & has received several reviews, many five stars

including one which read: ‘A truly special place. There’s nowhere on earth like it. You can just feel the magic.’
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Video at link.

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