The average person eats 60 – 70 apples per year.

Apples float in water.

The Celtic word for apple is abhall.

One medium apple contains about 80 – 90 calories.

The word apple comes from the Old English aeppel.

The skin contains more antioxidants and fiber than the flesh.

There are more than 7000 varieties of apples grown in the world.

Red Delicious is the most popular and most-produced apple in the United States.

The more apples a person eats, the lower his or her risk of developing lung cancer.

Archaeologists have evidence of people eating apples as far back as 6500 B.C.

Half the United States apple crop is turned into apple products like applesauce and apple juice.

Apple trees don’t bear their first fruit until they are four or five years old.

The apple is covered with a natural layer of wax which helps protect its high water content.

The top five apple producing countries in the world are China, United States, Poland, Turkey, and Italy.

Apples are a member of the rose family.