Every place developed a staple crop that serves to keep a population from starvation: Europe grew wheat, Asia has rice, North America has corn, Africa has yams, and South America is where we got potatoes. Successful soci...
https://www.neatorama.com/2024/07/20/The-Potatos-Advantage-Over-Wheat-That-Changed-World-History/Some feuds start with a petty slight that turns into a war of resentment, betrayal, backstabbing, and animosity that can last for years. Here we learn about ten personal spats that had long-term consequences. Some were i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2024/07/20/Famous-People-Hold-Long-Grudges-Over-Petty-Spats/People sometimes wonder out loud why artificial banana flavoring doesn't taste like the bananas you eat fresh. It's because banana flavoring was developed in the mid-19th century, even before Americans knew what real ban...
https://www.neatorama.com/2024/07/20/The-Bananas-That-We-Used-to-Have/
