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Re:Was cancer less likely in a pre-industrial world? by throw0101a on Saturday May 15, 2021 @10:34AM (#27165574)
Other things that changed post-1492: potatoes, maize (corn), tomatoes, cocoa (chocolate), vanilla are probably most predominant across the Atlantic.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_exchange

Bunch of stuff happening in the Pacific as well, e.g., chilli peppers (capsicum):

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper#Distribution_to_A...

Good book:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1493:_Uncovering_the_New_World...

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