The Grain That Built a Hemisphere (1943)

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Feb 1, 2026

Did you know that there used to be an Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs? Well they worked with Disney to construct this animated history of mankind’s use of corn, or maize, over the past 9,000 years. You see, it was some peckish hunters who realised that when game was scarce, they could rely on corn to sustain them. Now a lot of early bread tasted of fish because as each kernel was planted, so was a sardine as an offering to the fertility gods. (I know, why not just eat the fish?). Anyway, as the Aztecs and the Incas began more sophisticated offerings, including human sacrifi…