• A potato is about 80% water and 20% solid.
  • Henry Spalding first planted potatoes in Idaho in 1837
  • "French Fries" were introduced to America when Thomas Jefferson served them at a Whitehouse dinner.
  • United States potato lovers consumed more than 4 million tons of French Fries in various shapes and sizes.
  • Potatoes are a powerful aphrodisiac, says a physician in Ireland.
  • The average American eats 140 pounds of potatoes per year. Germans eat more than 200 pounds per year.
  • The largest potato grown was 18 pounds and 4 ounces according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It was grown in England in 1795.
  • The highest volume baked potato restaurant, The Hot Potato, is located in Plaza las Americas in San Juan, Puerto Rico.