Before Columbus arrived, Michael tells me, people here ate chillies, but not chilli.

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The next time someone tells you about a miraculous diet that mimics the way people ate in ancient times, here is a nice counterargument: studies of mummies say the ancients got heart disease too.

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Here's a Fourth of July I won't forget to tell my grandkids about: the time I ate a dinner of leathery ham steak and partially thawed frozen peas, alone, in the bar of the Horseheads Holiday Inn.

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