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Somewhat recently, people found traces of cocaine on Egyptian mummies. Cocaine is from South America, yet North and South America were discovered in the 1400s, or so I thought. Did Ancient Egyptians know of the Americas and if so, how did we "lose" these two continents until the 1400s?

by /u/NotxSwearxWolves in /r/AskHistorians

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