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Vikings were able to travel long distance over seas after discovering they could dry and salt the cod so it wouldn't go bad over time.
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The Basques also salted and dried the cod. They discovered a huge area of cod fish off the coast of North America.
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John Smith caught and sold 300,000 cod fish when he colonized Jamestown.
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Bartholomew Gosnold discovered and named Cape Cod due to cod fish pestering his boat. You could dip a bucket in the ocean and pull out cod fish that easily!
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Pilgrims caught, ate and sold cod for money,
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Clarence Birdseye disocvered if you froze fish, it would stay fresh until thawed.
