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-squareDamaskox@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWild! Such an interesting psychological test at the same time!
Wild! Such an interesting psychological test at the same time!