Frederick the Great ordered his subjects to drink beer and not coffee. He also planted mulberry trees in Prussia because they were important for local textile industries. "This just proves that people hate new things," he says of superstitions.
In this episode Stakuyi takes a deep dive into the introduction of potatoes to Europe and the trials and tribulations that came with it. Did you know potatoes were EVIL?
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