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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- What were the first jack-o'-lanterns made from?
“The first jack-o'-lanterns in Ireland were carved from turnips.”
Reference: Smithsonian Magazine
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Is a pumpkin a fruit?
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What was the Irish Potato Famine?
The Irish Potato Famine of 1845 to 1852 was caused by a disease that destroyed potato crops. About a million people died and about a million more left Ireland.