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WTF Fun Fact 12675 – How We Prefer Our Potatoes
In mid-18th century France, eating…
In mid-18th century France, eating potatoes was considered cruel and unusual punishment: potatoes were thought of as feed for livestock, and they were believed to cause leprosy in humans. The fear was so widespread that the French passed a law banning them in 1748. The post In mid-18th century France, eating… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »