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Chillies were the Spice of ancient Life, too
Chillies have been domesticated and used in cooking for more than 6,000 years
Chillies have been domesticated and used in cooking for more than 6,000 years in the Americas. A chimpanzee stone age – excavating a chimpanzee archaeological site shows the primates using tools 4,000 years ago. Maps of Mars' surface are accurate enough for space travellers to go for a hike. Satellite images reveal lakes and rivers of liquid water flowing beneath a kilometer of ice in the Antarctic.
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