The potato originated in South America, where the Incas cultivated and crossbred it. In the 1500s, while Spanish explorers introduced the potato to Europe, English explorers brought the potato to the United Kingdom, where it became the principal crop of Ireland. Today, Russia grows nearly 30 percent of the world's potatoes, more than any other country. Dan Quayle, vice-president of the United States under George Bush, corrected a student in a spelling bee, insisting that the word potato is spelled potatoe. Straw and hay are not the same thing.
Straw is the dried stems of grains such as wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
Hay is dried grasses or other plants. All rights reserved.