told through eight everyday products. Nearly 2,500 years ago, Arab traders told stories of the ferocious cinnamon bird, or cinnamologus. This large bird made its nest from delicate cinnamon sticks ...

When construction is complete, the birds line the inside of the nests with soft, downy materials, like the fuzzy fibers from cinnamon fern fronds. This soft lining provides a cushy bed ...

Cetus is also a constellation, as portrayed on the above map. A cinnamologus, also known as a cinnamon bird, was a mythical beast that made its nests from cinnamon—which was then a scarce and ...