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Chia seeds were originally utilised as a kind of payment.

chia seed

The Aztecs regarded chia seeds so highly that they were frequently used as legal money. Conquered peoples paid their Aztec monarchs in chia seeds. According to one historical source, the Aztec Empire received almost 4,000 tonnes of chia seeds each year.

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