SC - history of potatoes - probably OT

[Christina van Tets]

Dear all,

thought you might enjoy this - it's from a reputable scientific journal (New 
Scientist) so it must be true!

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The answer to Feedback's question (21 August) about what became of the wild 
potatoes that were "12 000 feet high" and collected by nomadic indians is 
quite simple:  like the woolly mammoth, the sabre-toothed tiger and other 
giant species, they were hunted to extinction - in this case by nomadic 
Indians.

Unlike their smaller cousins, which were able to escape detection by 
burrowing underground, the giant potatoes were unable to hide.  There is 
even a theory that the Inca pyramids were originally created in the image of 
the giant potatoes, perhaps in the hope that worship and rituals could 
persuadethem to return.  Over time, the origins of these temples were 
forgotten and giant potato worship evolved into the formal religion that the 
Spanish conquistadors discovered.

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Served with dragon, maybe?

Cairistiona

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