stackyFACTSArab traders kept their cinnamon supply chain a total secret by telling gullible Europeans that it was guarded by giant, terrifying flesh-eating birds. Instead of doing any actual fact-checking, buyers just nodded and paid exorbitant prices to avoid fighting imaginary monsters.
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