The Fruit that Could Save the World
Gastropod
The Breadfruit and the Caribbean
The mutiny on the bounty is so widely known in pop culture that to be honest I didn't even realize that it was based on a true story. Bly was apparently a pretty nasty captain and when one sailor was accused of stealing a coconut he cut everyone's rum and food rations. And then according to the story he took some of their drinking water to keep the precious breadfruit alive. So not everyone on board felt that way and long story short the breadfruit trees were all thrown overboard along with Mr. Unpopular Captain Bly.
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