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First domesticated in Mexico over 7000 years ago, Native Americans spent thousands of years selectively breeding maize, molding spindly grass into a pillar of civilization. Of all grains produced commercially, corn is at the top. The United States produces over 346 million tons of corn annually, which is over 1/3 of all corn worldwide. Since the Columbian Exchange in 1492 corn has become a global staple now present on every continent, in millions of products. Its popularity comes as no surprise because corn is so gosh darn delicious.