By 
Leo Bear-McGuinness
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TED-Ed Original

History through the eyes of the potato

Baked or fried boiled or roasted as chips or fries; at some point in your life you've probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have played a much more significant role in our history than just that of the dietary staple we have come to know and love today. Leo Bear-McGuinness shares how without the potato our modern civilization might not exist at all.

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