13. Apple Cores Are a Myth

James Hamblin wrote an article introducing the myth of apple cores. If the apples are eaten
from the sides like peope normally do, we end up at the core of the apple and throw it away. However, a new "discovery" happened that shocked many people. If we eat from the bottom towards the top of the stem, we will reach no such thing as a "core" and will be left with nothing to throw away. This is how to eat an apple like a boss. Although seeds' purpose is to be planted in soils not our stomach, they won't cause much harm. There has also been a statistical research of how much money Americans waste by throwing away 1/3 of the apple eve though than can still be eaten. "If each of us eats an apple a day, as we all do, and we are all wasting 30 percent of our apples at $1.30 per pound, that's about $42 wasted per person per year—which is $13.2 billion annually, thrown in the trash or fed to pigs."

The author, James Hamblin sure knows how to persuade his readers. First he provides a video of himself eating his apple like a boss, demonstrating that he will not get to any core if he starts from the bottom. Then he gives a very detailed description on how people should it their apples (like a boss). He gives supportive facts and researches done to prove how much Americans waste their money just by throwing the apple cores away. The percentage, which is very surprising, probably persuaded many readers to eat their apples differently from now on. 

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/apple-cores-are-a-myth/281531/