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Got Facts? What You Didn’t Know About Milk

Humans have been drinking milk since the domestication of mammals more than 10,000 years ago. Mark Kurlansky joins us to talk about our complicated history with milk – from the gene mutation that lead to lactose intolerance to milk-borne illnesses that were a leading cause of death in the 19th Century. Kurlansky’s new book is called “Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas” (Bloomsbury).