The Love of Candy Almost Drove a Cactus Extinct

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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You might not associate cacti with candy -- on the surface, they seem to have very little in common, mainly because candy is sold in stores around the world, and cacti have a well-deserved, literally prickly reputation. Yet not too long ago the US was in the midst of a genuine cactus candy craze, one that almost drove the poor barrel cactus to extinction.

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