stackyFACTSThe entire concept of crystallized sugar started because ancient populations in New Guinea decided to relentlessly chew on giant, fibrous grass stalks. They extracted the sweet sap through sheer jaw strength long before anyone figured out how to boil it into convenient granular cavities.
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