Short Stuff: Johnny Appleseed

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Johnny Appleseed was real! And he was about as amazing as the legend paints him. He really did plant apple trees all over America and if the feds hadn’t chopped them down during Prohibition, they’d still be around. Learn what we mean in this episode.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
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0:34.4	Hey there and welcome to short stuff.
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0:38.6	Let's get to it.
0:41.5	I thought this is an interesting pick for me.
0:44.1	And I salute you because,
0:47.7	well, I mean, I'm literally saluting you.
0:49.6	I know.
0:50.1	I see my hand.
0:51.3	I'm pretty good at it, too.
0:52.4	You really are.
0:53.3	Look at how high and tight that is.
0:55.3	And you did the little snap where your hand reverberates.
0:59.4	I hate a lazy salute.
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