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Interesting Potato Fun Facts, Trivia, and Information

It is always fun to explore fun facts about the potato.   Although these facts would not lend themselves to be referred to as “amazing facts”, they still can be thought of as trivia.

These facts are also great for kids.  They can be thought of as cool facts!

• The potato is the world’s fourth most important food crop
• The average American eats 126 pounds of potatoes a year
• Approximately 1/3 of all potatoes grown in the US are grown in the state of Idaho
• The Potato is a vegetable
• The Potato was the first vegetable grown in outer space
• At a White House dinner in 1802, President Thomas Jefferson was the first person to serve french fries in the United States.
• Frozen Potatoes, including French Fries, are the number one prepared style of Potatoes in the US . Americans eat more than 16 pounds of French Fries every year. That’s over 2 million tons!
• 62% of all Idaho potatoes that are harvested are used to make frozen or instant potatoes
• New York consumes more potatoes than any other state, followed by Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas

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