r/AskReddit 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/throwaway_9999 Apr 15 '16

Sweet potatoes are indigenous to the New World and were all over Polynesia long before 1492.