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How was popcorn discovered? An archaeologist on its likely appeal for people in the Americas millennia ago

Sean Rafferty, University at Albany, State University of New York, The Conversation
Posted 7/1/24

You have to wonder how people originally figured out how to eat some foods that are beloved today. The cassava plant is toxic if not carefully processed through multiple steps. Yogurt is basically old milk that’s been around for a while and contaminated with bacteria. And who discovered that popcorn could be a toasty, tasty treat?

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