Where were potatoes first grown?
Potatoes were first domesticated in the Andes Mountains of South America, in what's now Peru and Bolivia, thousands of years ago.
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- Was lettuce sacred in ancient Egypt?
“Ancient Egyptians considered lettuce sacred to Min, a god of fertility.”
Reference: Smithsonian Magazine
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