https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/627023/mashed-potatoes-history
created by caveatlector73 on 28/11/2024 at 17:30 UTC
44 upvotes, 3 top-level comments (showing 3)
Comment by colirado at 28/11/2024 at 21:35 UTC
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
TIL the potato originated in Bolivia.
Comment by caveatlector73 at 28/11/2024 at 17:34 UTC*
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
For those of you looking lighter fare for Thanksgiving I offer up a humble vegetable once planted only after sprinkling it with holy water and whose popularity took a significant hit when some influencer claimed it caused leprosy.
E: Down voting facts again. Don't you have some potatoes to eat?
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Comment by Equivalent-Student64 at 04/12/2024 at 04:46 UTC*
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Well, you had me at “potatoes” and it tickles me that there were people advocating for the deliciously non poisonous nature of the potato