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In 1532 the Spanish found out what everyone in South America already knew--potatoes are amazing. But when they brought them back to Europe the reception wasn't so great. No one was impressed by a food harvested out of the dirt.
When famine hit Prussia in 1774, King Frederick the Great had a plan to get his starving people to eat the dreaded potato.
Check out his grave in Germany and leave a potato.
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We’re diving into a long episode chock-a-block full of weird facts. Get ready for German phrases, the history of bullion, hot dogs, neurons, and...
Napkins! While recording this episode, we discovered that economic class influences what you use to wipe your face way more than we thought. You...