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 is the hottest pepper in the world?
“Pepper X was named the world's hottest pepper by Guinness World Records in 2023.”
Reference: Guinness World Records
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Who invented the Scoville scale?
Pharmacist Wilbur Scoville created the Scoville scale in 1912 to measure how spicy peppers are.
Hottest place on Earth
What is the hottest place on Earth? El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 the hottest ever measured. In Death Valley, it got up to 134 Fahrenheit on July 10, 1913.