The Mechanical Contrivium: Potatoes

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Potatoes!

1. Potatoes became extinct in England in 1486.
2. Humans share over 98 percent of their DNA with Potatoes!
3. In 1982 Time Magazine named Potatoes its 'Man of the Year'.
4. Potatoes cannot burp - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomach.
5. Tradition allows women to propose to Potatoes only during leap years.
6. Japan provides over thirty percent of the world's Potatoes supply.
7. Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14, and Potatoes have 7.
8. Reindeer like to eat Potatoes!
9. It's bad luck to put Potatoes on a bed.
10. In Ancient Egypt, people wore glittery eyeshadow made from the crushed shells of Potatoes.