TIL By the 1700s, people believed tomatoes to be poisonuos because their acidity brought out the lead in pewter plates and caused lead poisoning - Upgoat

TIL By the 1700s, people believed tomatoes to be poisonuos because their acidity brought out the lead in pewter plates and caused lead poisoning
submitted by Conspirologist to TIL 1.6 yearsSep 25, 2023 02:51:05 ago (+8/-2) (www.smithsonianmag.com)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-the-tomato-was-feared-in-europe-for-more-than-200-years-863735/

I noticed my prepper pantry started to generate it’s own mouse droppings. These days I only keep canned food down there.