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 does spinach make your teeth feel gritty?
“Spinach can make teeth feel gritty because of its oxalic acid.”
Reference: Scientific American
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Did Popeye make spinach popular?
Popeye the Sailor is credited with boosting spinach consumption in the US.
Who invented pasteurization?
French scientist Louis Pasteur developed pasteurization in the 1860s, which kills harmful microbes by heating liquids like milk and wine.