The all-American fruit you've probably never heard of

The founding fathers loved the pawpaw fruit, so how come almost nobody today has heard of them?

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Make sure to check out Andrew's book about the pawpaw:
https://www.amazon.com/Pawpaw-Search-Americas-Forgotten-Fruit/dp/1603587039/ref=sr_1_sc_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1510698459&sr=8-3-spell&keywords=pawpwa

Special thanks to Mike Tschappat for permission to use his photograph in the video.

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