Potatoes

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Potatoes are believed to have originated in the Andes Mountains (South America). Until about 1780, they were considered food for the underpriveledged. The Irish grew so dependent on the crop, that when it failed in the middle of the 1800s, there was a famine. According to Wikipedia, potatoes rank fourth in the world's largest food groups (behind rice, wheat, and maize). I found a [|Wikipedia article] about potatoes. I also found a [|video about how to grow a potato]. I also found a site about the [|origins of the potato in the Andes Mountains].