
Are white potatoes actually healthy? Why does tap water taste bad at the beach? (E29)
The Adam Ragusea Podcast
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The Potato Famine in Ireland
The potato famine in Ireland was probably a political problem more than it was an agricultural problem. Potatoes aren't from around there. Europeans brought only a few kinds of potatoes back with them from the Americas. They didn't change very much genetically once they got to Europe because people generally don't reproduce potatoes sexually.
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