I also think this. Children surely were like small probes for their communities, specially in the past. Just think the amazing variety of foodstuff traditional

I also think this. Children surely were like small probes for their communities, specially in the past. Just think the amazing variety of foodstuff traditional cultures were able to tell apart from the poisonous stuff. How did they learn that? My guess is, countless children puting unknown things in their mouths, and either surviving while discovering a new delicacy, or dying, but teaching their elders about a new poison in the process.