You have been peeling bananas wrong all your life! 11 fun life-hacks

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You have been peeling bananas wrong all your life! 11 fun life-hacks 3 min. We use countless objects daily without questioning their design, yet many have hidden features or were meant for entirely different purposes. From kitchen tools to bananas, here are 11 everyday items you might be using all wrong—or that at least have surprising secrets built in. Read full article

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