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History of popcorn

More than a decade ago, scientists found popcorn cobs in Peru that proved popcorn is at least 6,000 years old. Dolores Piperno, a paleobotanist with the Smithsonian’s Tropical Research Insitute, told NPR that ALL early corn was popcorn and “helped lay the foundations for the Aztec empire.” Piperno added popcorn […]