12 Everyday Products You’ve Been Using Completely Wrong

9. Banana

The majority of us peel a banana like they were meant to be peeled: from the stem. Or do we? Since we often justify things as natural or not based on whether animals do it, or how they do it, then we can look to monkeys to see the “natural” way to peel a banana. And monkeys, as it turns out, do it from the “bottom”. By pinching the end, the bottom easily splits open and folds away, and the banana is likewise more convenient to hold from the curved stem as a result. Monkey see, monkey do.