In article >,
Kenneth > wrote:

> On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:19:25 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
> >Wolf Peaches are now known as "Tomatoes".
> >
> >They were once thought to be deady poison since the leaves and roots
> >are. ;-)
>
> and the awareness that they were not is (historically) very
> recent. I had seen a newspaper article that explained that
> some fellow was going to eat an entire tomato on the steps
> of a Massachusetts city hall, and IIRC the date was
> something like 1840...!
>
> All the best,

Cool!
Thanks!
--
Om.

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