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Title text: An apple fell on Isaac Newton's head and gave him the idea that the moon might be a tasty apple, though this turned out not to be true--the Apollo program eventually determined that it was just a desolate and bland Red Delicious.


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[Cueball sits under a tree. An apple falls from the tree and hits him on the head.]

Bonk

[The view zooms out, showing the moon, which Cueball looks up at.]

[Closeup on Cueball.]

Cueball: ...
Cueball: We should grow apples on the moon.


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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I never knew that the Apollo program grew apples on the moon. Neat.