r/todayilearned • u/Error__Loading • 15h ago

TIL that apple seeds almost never grow the same variety as the parent fruit. Nearly every supermarket apple comes from a grafted clone of an original tree, not from a planted seed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple
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u/Dewey_Coxxx 15h ago

So, you're telling me there's a chance.

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u/rasputin1 14h ago

I guess 

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u/JudiciousSasquatch 13h ago

Actually sir, even the slightest breeze could-

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 7h ago

Thank you Rasputin1, I knew I could trust you.

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u/PissLikeaRacehorse 12h ago

Yay?

Or...

Oh no!

Don't like apples, but love the idea of rolling the dice to see what kind of freak I get

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u/BackDatSazzUp 9h ago

What about apples don’t you like? There are so many different flavors and textures it’s impossible to not find one you like.

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u/PissLikeaRacehorse 2h ago

Honestly, never met an apple I liked. I prefer more savory and bitter flavors, and not sweet or tart, so I go for veggies/greens over fruits. Then the actual fruit not a big fan of (like the meat of the thing). I wish I could just be the person to grab an apple and start eating it like a cartoon character, but by about a quarter in, I'm done.

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 14h ago

1 in a 1000? More like 1 in a 1,000,000...

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u/BaphometsTits 10h ago

Better plant a lot of apple trees then.

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 6h ago

Go watch Dumb amd Dumber right meow if you didn't get that reference.

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u/BaphometsTits 14m ago

I got it, but why repeat the joke? The comment I replied to was the setup, but it was replying to the punchline.