The History Channel's Modern Marvels series is one of the most fascinating and informative video programs on TV and many of its topics are about the food business. In Modern Marvels "Nuts" we show how nuts have been a staple of the human diet since time began. And because they were relatively non-perishable, nuts sustained the imperial armies of Rome and China. Today, we think of nuts as mere snacks, but in a poignant segment, we feature how a peanut product is used by organizations like UNICEF to reverse malnutrition in starving children in less than four weeks. And a powder ground from walnut shells cleans everything from ship hulls to the Space Shuttle.
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