You've probably heard a little about what was brought over from the New World, corn, potatoes, cocoa, cassava, peanuts, chili peppers, avocadoes, cranberries, pumpkins, and the like. Imagine cooking without chili! Without potatoes! Modern Indian cuisine contains enormous amounts of potatoes and we just didn't have those for the vast majority of history. The best of the nightshades all on one contiguous hunk of land.

But we don't often look at what the Old World had. Wheat! Barley! Rice! A profusion of incredible grains, really, the finest poaceae has to offer. Carrots! Tons of rosaceous plants like apples and cherries and pears and peaches and apricots! Grapes! Soy and Bamboo! Okra and watermelon! All these things were simply never found in the Americas. The grains one is the wildest for me, the variety of grains available across Eurasia and Africa was truly astounding.

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this woman is a hero, though, so we should make sure to spread the proper information and not misidentify her now that we are aware.

ID: 4 tweets in a thread.

1/4: Del Lusional (@UnluckyBanshee): The one who saved my life and stomped the shooter's face in was not a drag queen, she is a trans woman. Let's not call trans women drag queens during this time of grieving over a transphobic attack.

2/4: Del Lusional (@UnluckyBanshee): I also want to make it clear, I don't think Richard knew that she's not a drag performer. But now that we know, let's correct it.

3/4: (Blurred Username): I'm so sorry. I thought this person was one of the performers for a drag show. I'll correct my error going forward. Glad you survived.