Where were potatoes first grown?
Potatoes were first domesticated in the Andes Mountains of South America, in what's now Peru and Bolivia, thousands of years ago.
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- Do carrots help you see in the dark?
“During WWII, the British spread the idea that carrots improved night vision to hide their use of radar.”
Reference: Smithsonian Magazine
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What color were the first carrots?
The first cultivated carrots were purple or yellow. Orange carrots became popular in the Netherlands in the 1600s.
How did World War II affect the Abyssinian breed?
The Abyssinian population in Britain dropped dramatically during WWII, and breeders had to work hard afterward to rebuild the breed.