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TIL that Antoine-Augustin Parmentier popularised potatoes in France by hosting dinners for influencers, getting royal endorsements, and planting guarded fields near Paris. At night, guards left so people would steal them, making potatoes seem valuable. This led to their widespread acceptance.

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