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This Conspiracy Soup Contains Bugs — And Racism

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The Evolution of Insects

When the European colonists arrived in America, they were scandalized by the indigenous people's diets. Indigenous people harvested swarms of grasshoppers that drowned in lakes and were naturally dried and salted. So there is a very much a worry that if you ate the indigenous foods, you would become a savage.

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