https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/627023/mashed-potatoes-history
created by caveatlector73 on 28/11/2024 at 17:30 UTC
40 upvotes, 2 top-level comments (showing 2)
Comment by colirado at 28/11/2024 at 21:35 UTC
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
TIL the potato originated in Bolivia.
Comment by caveatlector73 at 28/11/2024 at 17:34 UTC*
13 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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