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May 06, 2025 - 08:14 AM
The "sweet potato mystery" often refers to the historical puzzle of how sweet potatoes, which are native to Central and South America, came to be cultivated in Polynesia long before European contact. Evidence suggests that Polynesians might have traveled to South America and brought the crop back, as indicated by linguistic similarities and archaeological findings. This mystery highlights the possibility of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact between these distant regions.
