A plate of peeled bananas has appeared repeatedly on a street corner in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, roughly every month for over a year, as of January 2025.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent news outlets (UPI, CBC, Nottingham World) corroborate the specific location, monthly pattern, and duration of the phenomenon as of January 2025. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Beeston bananas (wikipedia)
- https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/01/06/mystery-peeled-bananas-Beeston-England/5751736189205/ (corroboration)
- https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/peeled-banana-mystery-1.7426462 (corroboration)
- https://www.nottinghamworld.com/lifestyle/mystery-joker-has-left-bananas-on-the-same-nottinghamshire-street-every-month-for-the-last-year-4933477 (corroboration)