
5. By the way, the apples that Johnny Appleseed/John Chapman planted? They weren’t for eating. They were small and hard and gross. BUT, they were great for cider and applejack, which until prohibition was the alcoholic drink of choice for much of the States, particularly the rural parts. Sadly, prohibition meant that the government chopped down most of Chapman’s apple trees…because government knows best.

6. Apples – apple flesh, apple juice, and apple cider vinegar – contain malic acid, which can actually assist in helping your body break up and dissolve gallstones. (However, if you think you have gallstones, you should still, 1,000%, go to, you know, a DOCTOR for that.)
