Four Facts About Cinnamon that Might Surprise You

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Two thousand years ago, cinnamon was extremely precious; the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder recorded that it was worth more than its weight in gold and silver. The ancient Egyptians used it as a preservative; the ancient Greeks used it to flavor wine and believed it could cure a variety of ailments, from coughs to fatigue. Today, we simply sprinkle it casually on our breakfast oatmeal.