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Newfoundland is the only Canadian province where corn is not grown
Corn is one of the four most important crops grown throughout the world
Canadians eat an average of 45 pounds of corn each year
There are at leat 50 everyday products which contain corn
Corn was first introduced to early settler by Native Indians
When Columbus landed in Cuba, he found the natives using corn. It was called "Maize"
Corn cobs the size of strawberries have been found in Mexico and are thought to be at least 3000 years old
The early Colonists used corn as a means of exchange in place of coins
What we call "Indian Corn" - the multi-colored ears - has a very long history. The Natives were growing this variety when the first Colonists arrived in North America
Popcorn is one of the six distinct types of corn

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