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Brymo (flickr.com/photos/brymo/2260402334) 		Year high-fructose corn syrup was patented:

1972
On Sept. 5, 1972, Yoshiyuki Takasaki received patent #3,689,362, for high-fructose corn syrup.
Source: New York Times, 7/2/2006

 
   
  Corn futures first listed on the Chicago Board of Trade:

1877

Source: Financial Post (Canada), 3/15/1996

 
   
  Chief exporter of corn in 2005:

United States
The US exported about 45.2 million metric tons of corn in 2005, or about 59% of the world total.
Source: USDA, 1/1/2006
Website: www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Ag_Statistics/agr06/CHAP01.PDF

 
   
  Number of rows in the average ear of corn:

16
The average corn ear contains 16 rows with about 800 kernals of corn
Source: Chicago Tribune , 7/5/2004

 
   
 
 
 
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