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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- What does "broccoli" mean?
“"Broccoli" comes from the Italian word for "little sprouts."”
Reference: Merriam-Webster
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What vegetables come from the same plant as broccoli?
Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts are all varieties of the same plant species, bred from wild cabbage.
Fact about the prairie dog language
Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, short human in green shirt, coyote, deer, red-tailed hawk and many other creatures.