Category: History of Peanuts

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Peanuts were known as early as 950 B.C. and originated in South America. The ancient Incas used peanuts and made it into a paste-like substance. Peanuts emigrated from South America to Africa by early explorers and then traveled by trade into Spain who then traded the product to the American colonies. The first american commercial [...] Read more »