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Did Rye Bread Cause the Salem Witch Trials?
The root of Salem's problems could have been at the supper table.
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Wheat infected by ergot (Claviceps purpurea). This fungus is also the source...
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The fungal disease of cereal grasses known as ergot is caused by the fungus Claviceps...
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