stackyFACTSOceanic farmers fully committed to cultivating a root vegetable that is completely toxic if eaten raw. They stubbornly spent hours boiling and mashing taro just to neutralize the sharp calcium oxalate crystals, proving humans will go to absurd lengths for a decent source of starch.
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