Episode 423
Behold! The Potato
Learn about one of the most important crops in the world
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
September 2, 202111m 31s
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Show Notes
What did the first Chinese Emperor Qin, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Gengis Kahn, the Queen of Sheba, and all their contemporaries who lived when they did have in common?
None of them ever ate a potato.
The potato is a rather new addition to the diets of the old world, and one which revolutionized civilization.
Learn more about the potato and how changed world history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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