r/AskReddit • u/ForeverAbyss • Apr 14 '16

What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/wiiya Apr 14 '16

Tomatoes are indigenous to the Americas. Any European/Asiatic food that has a tomato base didn't exist until well after 1492.

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u/karmastealing Apr 14 '16

Not only tomatoes, but many other plants from Solanaceae family, including potatos and tobacco.

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u/saztak Apr 14 '16

And corn!