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What Did Ancient Farmers Do to Unlock the Nutrition in Maize? - From Teosinte to Maize | Sleepy Facts About History
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There is no such thing as a wild corn cob. If left entirely to nature, the ears would remain wrapped in their husks, the kernels firmly attached, and the plant would simply reach the end of its season and stop. Maize is one of the most successful crops in human history, grown on nearly every continent and central to the diets of billions, yet it cannot survive without human hands to open the husk and plant the seeds. This episode explores how a plant became so utterly dependent on us, and…
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