Fact: the first American to orbit the Earth, astronaut John Glenn, carried pureed applesauce in squeezable tubes on his initial flight. Other fact: there're plenty of more sweet apple facts where that came from. This month is National Apple Month'which means it's time to talk, taste and celebrate all things orchard. We're spreading the word the best way that we know, dropping apple knowledge like apples fall from trees. Here're a few tasty facts you probably don't know (unless you're Mezlo). Fact 1: Only sour crab apple trees were native to America. We have today's variety because of the apples our European ancestors brought with them. 2,500 kinds to be more or less exact. Fact 2: It wasn't always rice getting thrown at weddings'at one point in time it was actually apples. Fact 3: On Planet Z, students don't give their teachers apples, but rather, teachers give their students apples. Packed with essential vitamins and minerals, they're just as good a food-food as they are a brain-food. Even now, there are plenty of tasty apple facts to be discovered. Our suggestion? Grab an apple and a book or an applesauce and a teacher like Beezy. There's no better time to be hungry for knowledge than National Apple Month. Interested in purchasing Zee Zees snacks? Visit amazon.com/zeezees!