sundray@lemmus.org to Neat - For neat stuff you found@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoEvery part of the foxglove is poisonous. It'll literally stop your heart.mander.xyzimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12cross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
arrow-up178arrow-down1imageEvery part of the foxglove is poisonous. It'll literally stop your heart.mander.xyzsundray@lemmus.org to Neat - For neat stuff you found@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoIndeed, Europeans refused to eat potatoes for a very long time.
minus-squareKreekyBonez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agogetting potatoes onto plates was a massive psy-ops campaign for europe. the French nobility started wearing potato flowers as decorations to encourage people to eat them, and potato fields were heavily guarded to make them appear more valuable. Atlas Obscura article about the potato PR shenanigans
Indeed, Europeans refused to eat potatoes for a very long time.
getting potatoes onto plates was a massive psy-ops campaign for europe. the French nobility started wearing potato flowers as decorations to encourage people to eat them, and potato fields were heavily guarded to make them appear more valuable.
Atlas Obscura article about the potato PR shenanigans