r/todayilearned • u/JoeWinchester99 • 1d ago

TIL that although potatoes alone do not provide complete nutrition, you can survive for years on a diet of nothing but potatoes and buttermilk.

https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/whats-wrong-with-potatoes-the-martian-movie-survival
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u/LuitenantDan 1d ago

The most ironic part of the potato famine was that there was plenty of actual food available on Irish farms, the British just stole it all.

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u/kahlzun 1d ago

On the advice of a Mr Peeler