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It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? (midwest.social)

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[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Ancient humans? Europe didn't have potatoes until they were imported from the Americas in the 1600s. Conversely, the Americas didn't have apples. So it would basically be impossible for anyone before the Colombian exchange to have eaten both of these fruits.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 8 hours ago

I meant great-grandad.

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