2. The average German person eats twice as many potatoes as the average American person.
3. Thomas Jefferson served french fries at a White House dinner, and because of it he is given the credit for introducing them to America.
4. The potato was the first vegetable to be grown in outer space. It was grown in October 1995, and it was a joint project between NASA and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
5. Marie Antoinette paraded through the French countryside wearing potato blossoms in her hair once. Potato blossoms then became a big hit in royal fashion.
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