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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- Why do onions make you cry?
“Cutting an onion releases a gas that irritates your eyes and makes them water.”
Reference: Library of Congress
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Did ancient Egyptians bury onions with mummies?
Ancient Egyptians placed onions in the eye sockets of the mummy of Pharaoh Ramses IV.
Who invented pasteurization?
French scientist Louis Pasteur developed pasteurization in the 1860s, which kills harmful microbes by heating liquids like milk and wine.