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		elchief on April 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So I only ate potatoes for 2 weeks and after ~1590 of course, when the potato was introduced to the British Isles

rorytbyrne on April 5, 2023 [–]

Excuse me, the what now?

elchief on April 5, 2023 | [–]

Europe didn't have potatoes until the Spanish started importing them from South America, which was in the 1500s

reverius42 on April 6, 2023 | | [–]

I think the parent was objecting to Ireland being called a British Isle.

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