The Banana

The Midnight Article "Continent Replaced by Improbably Large Banana Kills Millions" was written by u/Cuber7535 and posted to r/MidnightPaper.

The text of the Article was as follows:

CONTINENT REPLACED BY IMPROBABLY LARGE BANANA KILLS MILLIONS

Due to unknown circumstances Europe has been replaced by a very large banana. The cause of this event happening is unknown but it is theorised that reality shifting is involved. Before the event occurred people reported seeing their possessions replaced by bananas. If you know anything about the bananas please wrap up this paper with your information and leave it outside your front door. We have also received reports of a baV2Ugd291bGQgbGlrZSB0byBhZGQgdGhhdCBub3RoaW5nIG5vdGhpbmcgbm90aGluZyBub3RoaW5nIG5vdGhpbmcgbm90aGluZyBub3RoaW5nIG5vdGhpbmcgbm90aGluZw==

Description:

'The Banana' is a massive Biological-Type Oddity in the shape of an ordinary banana. It is part of a pattern where several household objects and personal possessions disappeared, only to be 'replaced' by seemingly ordinary bananas. It can be theorized, by the information in the Article, that an object is replaced by a banana equaling that object's approximate size. The continent of Europe, then, was replaced by a gargantuan banana that appeared in its place, floating between the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Atlantic Oceans. Presumably the 'millions' of deaths reported by the Article occurred as a result of either drowning (as people fell into the ocean) or by falling from or being crushed under the buildings that were no longer supported by solid ground.

Theories:

As the Article states, the most probably explanation to this bizarre occurrence is a converging of two realities or dimension. Some kind of quantum or dimensional rift might explain why one object here on Earth was replaced with a banana from...somewhere, of approximate mass. Wherever this other dimension is, it appears to be made up either mostly, or entirely, of bananas. This may sound humorous, but in practice it is horrifying and deadly.

Corrupted Text:

This Midnight Article is of note because the last bit of its text is a string of nonsensical characters. It is possible that, whatever is causing this displacement of objects, has altered or 'corrupted' the writing process of this Midnight Article.