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TIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and grow (en.wikipedia.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People were hesitant to eat them (and tomatoes) at first due to both being family of the nightshade family, which are generally toxic.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I was referring to the fruits that grow off of the potato plant, they look a lot like tomatoes but IIRC only the root is edible.