Reminds me of the Johnny Appleseed story -- e.g., a lot of Americans grow up learning that he traveled far ahead of the settlers in North America planting apple

Reminds me of the Johnny Appleseed story -- e.g., a lot of Americans grow up learning that he traveled far ahead of the settlers in North America planting apple seeds everywhere, so everyone would have apples -- the interesting twist is that apples planted from seeds aren't normally edible... but they can be used to make hard cider.