@garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 8 months agoTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down18
arrow-up1340arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.org@garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 8 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareDamaskoxlinkfedilink3•8 months agoWild! Such an interesting psychological test at the same time!
Wild! Such an interesting psychological test at the same time!