Nº 50 Aug 26, 2026

Half Your Kitchen Was Invented in the Americas

Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, chocolate, vanilla, chili and rubber were all domesticated by Indigenous nations of the Americas, then handed to the world after 1492 in the Columbian Exchange. (Series finale, Ep. 50. Source: Crosby, 1972.)

5 Solid

Nº 49 Aug 25, 2026

Cahokia - the American City That Rivaled London

Around 1100 CE, Cahokia on the Mississippi was the biggest city north of Mexico - an estimated 10,000–20,000 people, comparable to London of the same era, built by the Mississippian culture. (Sources: Wikipedia; UNESCO WHC #198.)

4 Solid 1 Myth-corrected

Nº 10 Jul 19, 2026

510 Medicines - and Most Were Here Before Europe

A survey of northern Peru found 510 medicinal plants still in use - 83% native to Peru, not imported. Source: Bussmann & Sharon 2006.

2 Solid 1 Myth-corrected