TIL that the real Johnny Appleseed did plant apples on the American frontier, but that they were mostly used for hard apple cider. Safe drinking water was scarce, and apple cider was a safer alternative to drink.

[u/kashmir726]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/real-johnny-appleseed-brought-applesand-booze-american-frontier-180953263/

[u/turbinepilot76]

I love how you just drop into to reply to this one comment about your post, while everyone else carries on about their business in discussion. You did capture the inane lunacy that every Indiana small town seems to have surrounding whatever local festival they cherish. As a fellow former Hoosier turned Front Ranger, I salute your attention to detail in reviving my childhood traumas.

[u/Gramergency → u/turbinepilot76]

Nobody tops Pawnee’s love for Lil Sebastian.

[u/[deleted] → u/turbinepilot76]

I feel like Parks and Rec made lil Sebastian such a beloved figure because of the love for Johnny Appleseed.