Who’s idea was that?
Boileryard Clarke examines an issue I’ve thought about many times: Who in the world would have thought of eating the things we do? A brief quote:
Specifically… did you ever think of the first person who determined that something was or wasn’t good to eat?
Like… who is the character that looked at a hog in the mud and said “wow… I bet that’d be really tasty!”
Or… who connected the dots that started with wheat in a field and ended up with bread?
On those same lines: Who’s idea was tobacco? Who would have thought to take the leaves of a plant, wrap them up, stuff them in your mouth, and set fire to it?