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As wheat and rice prices surge, the humble potato -- long derided as a boring tuber prone to making you fat -- is being rediscovered as a nutritious crop that could cheaply feed an increasingly hungry world. picked by deEPCHill 4 months ago tags year potato price food hunger nutritious |
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Your baked potato may not be quite as nutritious by the end of the century, a new study suggests. As carbon dioxide levels continue to accumulate in the atmosphere due to the use of fossil fuels, the increase could cause a decrease in the nutritional value of many key food crops. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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Celebration of IYP will raise awareness of the importance of the potato, and of agriculture in general. picked by glik 8 months ago 3 comments edit related share world |
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In this short controversial film, Scott VanPala takes you on a chaotic yet adventurous journey with a powerful and destructive Potato Gun. He illustrates how he made his using nothing more than hairspray and pvc pipe from Home Depot using gift certificates he got for Christmas. He then demonstrably shows the various, and perhaps irresponsible, uses picked by jovawell 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Man buys a bag of Cape Cod potato chips, finds a few chips and a whole potato picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A Manhattan librarian emerged as a champion couch potato after three rivals gave in to sleep deprivation or nature's call. picked by muppet 8 months ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
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Polish prosecutors have dropped a libel case in which a German paper likened their president to a potato. (Theme pic is president, I'm with the Germans on this one...) 3 comments edit related share plime.comBut Americans, you still can't say one sentence... picked by TheStep 8 months ago |
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The surge in food prices could push 100 million people into deeper poverty, World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick said at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington. picked by kErObErOs32 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
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A 19-year-old suburban Detroit resident is on track to graduate from The University of Michigan after just a year of study. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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"The candidates have been in Iowa forever. Why not have fun with the whole process?" says Andy Green, a gimlet-eyed 20-year-old with a wide face and a perpetual smile, like he's been hiding a big joke he's just dying to tell. He's the kind of guy you'd imagine rushing up to Clinton, breathlessly saying: "You need to pose with Mr. Potato Head. You're the last Democrat to do this.&quo... read full post picked by chelcho 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
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How to quickly, and easily, peel a boiled potato 0 comments edit related share plime.comThe video is in Japanese, but is very easy to understand anyway. picked by DaftGretel 1 year ago |
