stackyFACTSEvery time you eat a corn on the cob, you are just aggressively munching on a highly mutated grass stalk. Corn is a member of the Poaceae family, meaning it shares a direct family lineage with your front lawn. Next time you mow your yard, just remember you're trimming corn's disappointing cousins.
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