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grXQ7 TIL quinoa, sunflowers, acai, avocado, chili peppers, papaya, passionfruit, bell pepper, pineapple, squash/pumpkin, pecan, vanilla, allspice, chocolate, kidney/green/lima bean, peanut, cassava, sweet potato, potato, agave, tobacco, sassafras (root beer), and maple syrup are all Native American foods

R79kl TIL that availability of potatoes played an important role in spurring economic growth in the 18th & 19th centuries. The introduction of the potato explains the 25–26% of the increase in old world population and 27–34% of the increase in urbanization between 1700 - 1900.

ZBLp TIL that patients in US treated by foreign doctors are less likely to die than those treated by their American-trained colleagues.