garfaagel to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down16
arrow-up1261arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareHerbstzeitlose@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoFunny, other way around for me.
minus-squarebleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoI guess it depends on which country you’re from :P
Funny, other way around for me.
I guess it depends on which country you’re from :P