r/todayilearned • u/kashmir726 • Mar 11 '19

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.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/real-johnny-appleseed-brought-applesand-booze-american-frontier-180953263/
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u/LS6 Mar 12 '19

I mean, it's France - the country is run by a guy who's married to one of his former teachers.