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Did you know...
From articles started by Pekinensis:



 ...that an industrial process for making instant mashed potatoes was patented in 1912? ...that chuño is a freeze-dried potato product made since before the time of the Inca empire by a five-day process of alternately freezing, sun-drying, and trampling under foot? ...that Saint Anthony's nut, popular with pigs as well as humans, is named for Anthony of Padua, patron saint of swineherds? ...that foxtail millet has the longest history of cultivation among the millets, having been grown in China since between three and four thousand years ago? ...that whole grains are often more expensive than refined grains because their higher oil content is susceptible to oxidation, complicating processing, storage, and transport? 