My dad told me to use a banana to clean my shoes, and I can’t believe it worked. Now, how do I get these chimps to stop following me around?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I recently looked at Apple News on my iPhone I found an article by Pallavi Mehra at Apartment Therapy from June 4, 2026 with the clickbait title of My Dad Told Me to Use a Banana to Clean My Shoes, and I Can’t Believe It Worked.

 

What about side effects? That title should be followed by asking: How do I get these chimps to stop following me around?

 

The cartoon chimp and grass came from OpenClipArt.