But on that sunny January 30th four centuries ago, a fully laden 60 tonne ship in Appledore harbour, north Devon, was picked up and dumped in nearby marshland.

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As always, Shakespeare wrote about it four centuries ago.

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When the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony gave thanks for a bountiful harvest nearly four centuries ago, they enjoyed the fruits of their labor with the Wampanoag tribe -- a people who had shared vital knowledge of the land in the difficult months before.

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That's about four times the rate of two centuries ago.

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