The Surprising Origins of Thanksgiving Foods

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  • @besmart
    @besmart  8 років тому +222

    When it comes to interesting science, I always go back for seconds!
    Also, I am thankful for all of you this year.

    • @kehr2019
      @kehr2019 8 років тому +4

      Thanks 🤓

    • @erikcressy3316
      @erikcressy3316 8 років тому +1

      It's Okay To Be Smart thank you

    • @BorksmithandTheBeef
      @BorksmithandTheBeef 8 років тому +1

      Thanks for the fascinating info, bud!

    • @Nadiki
      @Nadiki 8 років тому +3

      Yes!!! Finally someone who realizes that pecan is pronounced peh-cahn. And that it's the most delicious of pies.

    • @tiffanieharper7354
      @tiffanieharper7354 8 років тому +2

      Are you early

  • @KQEDDeepLook
    @KQEDDeepLook 8 років тому +29

    Loved the audio cue from Law & Ordure.

  • @MedEighty
    @MedEighty 8 років тому +376

    So the average weight of turkeys has increased at the same rate as the average weight of Americans. :)
    Sorry, I couldn't resist.

    • @abdallaahmed780
      @abdallaahmed780 8 років тому +11

      HUHUHUHUHUH

    • @MrAdrian2391
      @MrAdrian2391 8 років тому +7

      You made my day.

    • @MedEighty
      @MedEighty 8 років тому +2

      MrAdrian2391 You're welcome.

    • @MedEighty
      @MedEighty 8 років тому +2

      ***** Probably. I don't know the facts; just the stereotypes. :)

    • @US395Official
      @US395Official 8 років тому +3

      +MedEighty lmao well played

  • @thinkfact
    @thinkfact 8 років тому +87

    One interesting fact is that the pilgrims likely knew what turkeys were before even arriving in the new* world. The Spanish brought them back to Europe, trading them amongst Europeans. There is a bird from the old world that is relatively similar to the turkey, it lived within the borders of the former Ottoman Empire thus receiving its name. When the North American Turkey made its way to Europe, the name for the birds the Ottomans were trading became associated with the ones the Spanish were trading from the New World. In the context of English, the North American bird got the name "Turkey" due to the mix-up.
    Pretty interesting. Great video guys!

    • @pastelab
      @pastelab 8 років тому +1

      Think Fact THINK FACT!!!!

    • @thinkfact
      @thinkfact 8 років тому +1

      Sana Qureshi
      Hey, nice to hear from you again. :)

    • @besmart
      @besmart  8 років тому +29

      Yes! The turkey's Latin name (which is actually half Greek) proves just how confused Europeans were by this bird. Meleagris gallopavo roughly translates to "guinea fowl chicken peacock"

    • @joshuaosei5628
      @joshuaosei5628 8 років тому +3

      It's Okay To Be Smart
      Wow. They really couldn't think of a name 😂

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 8 років тому +2

      Wow.

  • @xelgringoloco2
    @xelgringoloco2 8 років тому +89

    I find it crazy to think about European food before the Columbian exchange. Scotland, Ireland and Russia had no potatoes, Spain and Italy had no tomatoes. How many Italian dishes with tomatoes can you name against ones without?

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 8 років тому +4

      I guess certain salads, fish dishes.

    • @Infernoraptor
      @Infernoraptor 8 років тому +6

      You know, do you think the Vikings would have needed/wanted to go pillaging if they had potatoes? IIRC, they are far easier to grow in those climates than anything the vikings would have had.

    • @Scott89878
      @Scott89878 8 років тому +16

      The Native Americans didn't have much in the way of domestic animals and none could plow fields, so their crops were developed differently. Corn is more effective to grow in a garden plot than wheat is, which co-domesticated with the assumption that humans would be plowing the field with oxen, horses, goats, etc. So the old world had grains like wheat, barley, millet, etc, and legumes like peas, chickpeas, lentis, fava beans, etc. Later on they got their other vegetables like cabbage, onion, lettuce (these were early ones) and later on carrots, celery, beets, etc. The old world had gourds too, but the American squashes and pumpkins ended up replacing them. The Natives had their corn, squash, pumpkins, beans, sunflowers, tomatoes, and peppers. Back in Medieval Europe, your diet was grains, cabbage, onion, fava beans, and dairy and meat was eaten much less, unless you were rich. It is interesting how quickly new world crops got adapted to cuisines, even in places like India and East Asia.

    • @paerek
      @paerek 8 років тому +4

      xEl Gringo Loco so no pizza without the Colombian exchange

    • @xiangmusic210
      @xiangmusic210 7 років тому +2

      so much since I live in italu

  • @Master_Therion
    @Master_Therion 8 років тому +180

    Selective breeding of turkeys, corn, potatos etc. alters their genes and makes them bigger. Same thing happens to me after eating too much on Thanksgiving... get bigger and alter my jeans.

  • @upandatom
    @upandatom 8 років тому +40

    I'm from Australia and about to experience my first ever America thanks giving :) I'll tell everyone the cool facts I learnt in this video and be super popular ;)
    ps. congrats on reaching a million subscribers!

    • @StephySon
      @StephySon 8 років тому +4

      miss physics Get ready to eat a lot, for lots of tv, and hopefully not TOO much arguing amongst family and friends XD

    • @upandatom
      @upandatom 8 років тому +6

      + StephySon haha thanks for the heads up! Actually sounds fun :)

    • @StephySon
      @StephySon 8 років тому +1

      miss physics Yeah it can be fun, its a bit different for my family but yeah it should still be fun for u ^^

    • @harbiyaalchokacy7781
      @harbiyaalchokacy7781 6 років тому

      Thingiving

    • @rmonteropolanco
      @rmonteropolanco 4 роки тому

      so how was it LOL 4 yrs later imagine she replies

  • @garrusn7702
    @garrusn7702 8 років тому +39

    "Pronounced puh-con not pea-can." You sir, just earned yourself a like.

    • @mintentha
      @mintentha 8 років тому +4

      I've always heard it pronounced peh-cahn

    • @garrusn7702
      @garrusn7702 8 років тому +1

      ***** better than the way dem yankees say it. Lol.

    • @smingjr
      @smingjr 8 років тому

      David A. NOOOOO DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTH YOU NEED TO PRONOUNCE IT PEE-CAN LIKE A REAL SOUTHERENER

    • @garrusn7702
      @garrusn7702 8 років тому +3

      Steven Ming No way, that's how yankees and Georgians say it. We say it correctly in Texas. . .where the pecan trees grow.

    • @Nyan_Kitty
      @Nyan_Kitty 7 років тому

      I always hear hosts on other educational channels say "species" as "speshies", but Joe pronounces it like "spesies". Which one is correct?

  • @neurotransmissions
    @neurotransmissions 8 років тому +1

    "Butter-drenched sugar missiles" - lol! What a great history of our favorite Thanksgiving foods - with a kind and smart theme about how advances in agriculture and technology have helped create the foods we love!

  • @maidpretty
    @maidpretty 8 років тому +56

    So, Native Americans have been cultivating these foods for thousands of years, and then helped first white colonists to survive by teaching them how to grow these local cultures. Some time later the descendants of these colonists gave their thanks to God and native Americans by massacring millions of them in a systematic genocide fashion while other millions of native Americans died from Old World deceases colonists brought, then the survivors were pushed to reservations. I find it strange that everybody seems to forget this real "surprising" origin of thanksgiving foods while enjoying their turkey.

    • @garrusn7702
      @garrusn7702 8 років тому +10

      maidpretty I don't think anyone does. I think that you are just trying to be offended. Also, colonist (at least American ones) did not massacre MILLIONS of natives. Tens of thousands, many of whom were warriors, yes. But most died from disease that had already been brought over by Spanish exploration.

    • @TheShadowlin
      @TheShadowlin 8 років тому

      David A. hundreds of thousands* you forget the effect of starvation and in fighting.
      but no, not millions. smallpox and flu did most of that. also other natives.

    • @Triumvirate888
      @Triumvirate888 8 років тому +6

      Wow. Possibly the dumbest comment I've seen on UA-cam in a long time. The Native Americans had been massacring each other for thousands of years before Europeans got there. Also, blaming Europeans for "Old World diseases the colonists brought" is like blaming the Chinese for the Bubonic Plague that they brought to Europe. When you compare the kinds of horrible things that Native Americans committed with all of the so-called "atrocities" of European colonists, there is no comparison: the natives were far worse.

    • @StephySon
      @StephySon 8 років тому +2

      maidpretty Yep sounds about right

    • @StephySon
      @StephySon 8 років тому +11

      Triumvirate888 No just no, where did y get your history from? Like wow
      Yes the Natives warred with each other before the arrival of the Europeans but no war amongst themselves led to their wholesale slaughter the way the Europeans did. Most yes were killed by disease brought on by Europeans whom they had no immunity from but the Europeans enslaved and slaughtered quite a few as well and stole the vast majority of their land. Try actually knowing some Natives or knowing basic history before you spout of ignorance like u just said

  • @damagineer3147
    @damagineer3147 8 років тому +69

    Thank you for your pronunciation of pecan. I live in Massachusetts where people are crazy and call them peecan.

    • @jalexander9520
      @jalexander9520 8 років тому +3

      I always pronounce it "peec-AHN".

    • @AsukaLangleyS02
      @AsukaLangleyS02 8 років тому

      Hey, what side are you Western or Eastern?

    • @jalexander9520
      @jalexander9520 8 років тому +1

      Verbatim Eastern. North Carolina.

    • @damagineer3147
      @damagineer3147 8 років тому

      Verbatim Eastern Mass. If you're talking to me.

    • @garrusn7702
      @garrusn7702 8 років тому +3

      In Texas, most of us say puh-con. Texas is where the most native pecan trees are. Also, puh-con is more phonetically similar to the French and native words than most other pronunciations that I have heard.

  • @dm_nimbus
    @dm_nimbus 8 років тому +6

    This video had a bunch of tiny details that made it just that much better. Nice :)

    • @lordhorck
      @lordhorck 8 років тому

      James Craver BIRD !

    • @Kevin-um1nq
      @Kevin-um1nq 8 років тому +2

      James Craver Your comment is......
      Is in a nutshell! Get it? Please?

    • @dm_nimbus
      @dm_nimbus 8 років тому

      lulz

  • @lostusaslambus
    @lostusaslambus 8 років тому +5

    I love the face on the animated farmer when they go "unless farmers do it for them." haha!

  • @MasterGeekMX
    @MasterGeekMX 8 років тому +7

    Here in Mexico corn is prepared with mayo, shredded white cheese and some chili powder.

    • @Baron_Alexander_Renfield
      @Baron_Alexander_Renfield 8 років тому

      MasterGeekMX always thankful for that and finding the vendor on Sunday morning

    • @hinata47d
      @hinata47d 8 років тому +2

      Sounds gross and delicious at the same time.

    • @jayyyzeee6409
      @jayyyzeee6409 8 років тому +1

      Ah yes, the traditional Mexican spread - mayo. I believe it's derived from the Mayan civilization, hence the name.

  • @jamescarroll3495
    @jamescarroll3495 2 роки тому

    The humour is more frequent and more subtle. Keep it up.

  • @veegomortensalt5707
    @veegomortensalt5707 8 років тому +2

    5:09 - "I did a science" just took on a new meaning!

  • @spidermanelsas2490
    @spidermanelsas2490 8 років тому +1

    Happy thanksgiving 🦃 everyone!!!!!!!!

  • @carrieedwards8521
    @carrieedwards8521 8 років тому +1

    This is the kind of quality content I signed up for

  • @omoshioine
    @omoshioine 8 років тому +1

    Snoods, caruncles, drupes... I love these videos.

  • @WooMaster777
    @WooMaster777 8 років тому +1

    5:08 That corn joke at the end. Super clever! I see what you did there. :D

  • @kristinabaker4433
    @kristinabaker4433 5 років тому +1

    You had me at Puhcahn Not Peecaan" 💚 music to my ears

  • @etchedinember6573
    @etchedinember6573 8 років тому +4

    So good Joe! Best science video ever! 👍👍👍👌👏👏👏

  • @NielsHeldens
    @NielsHeldens 8 років тому +6

    I am more excited about 'Black Friday' than about thanksgiving.

    • @Triumvirate888
      @Triumvirate888 8 років тому +1

      You're one of those people who will trample others at Walmart if it means you get a cheap TV, aren't you...

    • @NielsHeldens
      @NielsHeldens 8 років тому

      Triumvirate888 no, I am one of those people who just want to see the world burn. In other words, I like to see people trample each other for a cheap 4k T.V. just to make their kids happy.

    • @smischke1
      @smischke1 8 років тому

      How sad.

  • @junezhang2128
    @junezhang2128 8 років тому +5

    I hate it every time you say "STAY CURIOUS", that signals the end of awesomeness.

  • @MunaTaiZaiSha
    @MunaTaiZaiSha 8 років тому +1

    LMFAO! Well played! Those corn puns earned this video a like, right away!

  • @blazingdisciple
    @blazingdisciple 8 років тому +1

    I come from southern California/Arizona, and we say "PEA-con PIE," so I guess there are at least 3 ways to say it!

  • @coachtannercmsgolf994
    @coachtannercmsgolf994 2 місяці тому +2

    WoooooW Great VIDEO!!! No CAP

  • @randompersoncookie
    @randompersoncookie 8 років тому +1

    I finally understand corn now, thank you

  • @MeadeSkeltonMusic
    @MeadeSkeltonMusic 8 років тому +1

    The first Thanksgiving was at Berkley, Virginia in 1619. Two years before the New England one.

  • @robertargent6236
    @robertargent6236 2 місяці тому +2

    Sound and video are now unsynced. Probably due to the addition of the PBS logo at the beginning. Please fix.

  • @idac2173
    @idac2173 7 років тому +1

    Loving the holy grail reference

  • @MichaelRockwellCHS
    @MichaelRockwellCHS 2 місяці тому +2

    Hi, for some reason when I went to use this video with my students this year, the audio and video do not match. Is there anyway you could give it a quick polish and touch up?

  • @bd_mayhem
    @bd_mayhem 8 років тому +51

    Thumbs up for "pecan" not "pee-can."

  • @MrDanielElkan
    @MrDanielElkan 7 років тому

    Dear Dr. Hansen
    I love your show, been slow to find it, but I can promise I won't miss a single episode from now on 😉

  • @raidenr7413
    @raidenr7413 8 років тому +1

    This guy is like a teacher but doesn't give homework and lets you go to the bathroom whenever you want

  • @SoTrue32
    @SoTrue32 8 років тому +3

    I first read the title as, "The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Fools."

  • @informatikos-pamokos
    @informatikos-pamokos 8 років тому +1

    Love his expression on 1:08!

  •  3 роки тому

    I remember one study that said that the variety known world wide was breed on Mexico.

  • @nightelf7701
    @nightelf7701 8 років тому +1

    great video, loved it!!

  • @jeromeking6938
    @jeromeking6938 8 років тому +3

    good video and REALLY dense !!!

  • @jpbenjaminfortinez2957
    @jpbenjaminfortinez2957 7 років тому

    Gonna use this for a presentation

  • @noorazraq2245
    @noorazraq2245 7 років тому +1

    Thanksgiving is usually on my birthday

  • @fireaza
    @fireaza 8 років тому +62

    A bird bred to become a pile of meat which Americans eat in excess? Screw the bald eagle, the turkey is absolute a more fitting national bird for America.

  • @kejoko
    @kejoko 7 років тому +1

    You should make a video about the evolution and science of cats!

  • @bryancranstonofallpeople1282
    @bryancranstonofallpeople1282 8 років тому +1

    Ears another table suprise! Me: *Laughing hysterically* Too corny? Me: *laughing harder*

  • @MrAntieMatter
    @MrAntieMatter 8 років тому +1

    Wait a second, you reached 1 million subscribers, when did this happen?

  • @hmkim3974
    @hmkim3974 7 років тому +1

    Thanks man
    Now I know the difference between a snood and a caruncle Yay!!

  • @Carolina-oc1tw
    @Carolina-oc1tw 8 років тому +2

    This video just got me hungry

    • @ndnrb_
      @ndnrb_ 8 років тому

      Karolina Hernandez sup girl hmu I can do card tricks

  • @razielhamalakh9813
    @razielhamalakh9813 8 років тому +2

    Fun fact: turkey is quite literally called "indian chicken" in Russian.
    Yes, we do still call Native Americans Indians.

  • @spectreofathens
    @spectreofathens 8 років тому +4

    According to the Franklin Institute, Benjamin Franklin never said the turkey should be our national bird instead of the eagle. This idea came from a letter to his daughter that said the eagle on the crest looked like a turkey and that the turkey was a respectable bird where the eagle was not. He praises the bird heavily but never actually outright suggests it be the national bird. SOURCE: www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/benjamin-franklin-faq

    • @besmart
      @besmart  8 років тому +2

      Are you sure? Because the first line of that passage in the 1784 letter do Sarah Franklin Bache reads ""For my own part I wish the Eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character." I guess I read the meaning wrong on that ;)

    • @spectreofathens
      @spectreofathens 8 років тому +1

      He definitely does say he doesn't want the eagle, but having the turkey in place of the eagle is something he never said. I listened to an interview with someone at the institute (I honestly can's remember who it was or their position) on NPR last week which is what made me think of this and look it up. Apparently, this question is one they get all the time. I'm not going to argue against the idea the maybe he entertained the idea because he shows way more appreciation for the bird than I've ever seen someone give to it. He just never said it or even ever pushed for it to happen. I've been trying to find something that could swing this either way but so far I'm not finding anything else besides this letter. Maybe we'll get lucky and a Franklin scholar/fan that will scroll past this, jump in, and clear some of this up for us!

    • @besmart
      @besmart  8 років тому +1

      The Franklin Papers site was down last week, but here's the link to the full letter if you haven't read it: franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedVolumes.jsp?vol=41&page=281
      Franklin's language is flowery enough that it's not the easiest thing in the world to extract a clear meaning, but my reading of the whole passage it is a clear preference for the turkey over the eagle. Others may disagree, but that's history for ya! Interested to know what people think after they read the whole thing.

  • @hollyhandgrenade42
    @hollyhandgrenade42 8 років тому +12

    Begun, the Pecan Wars have.

    • @himabimdimwim
      @himabimdimwim 8 років тому

      English a second language?

    • @hollyhandgrenade42
      @hollyhandgrenade42 8 років тому +2

      Chris Walker Yoda impersonation.

    • @tomleonard830
      @tomleonard830 8 років тому +1

      A war where there is no correct side. Both are correct pronunciations.

    • @tamacat920
      @tamacat920 4 роки тому

      pee-can or puh-khan

  • @aivenysfel2531
    @aivenysfel2531 7 років тому

    I know I'm late but the teosinte trait worked on me!

  • @Stealthy247
    @Stealthy247 8 років тому +1

    another video!!!! plus it's nice to be this early! :)

  • @pHappyfeet
    @pHappyfeet 8 років тому +17

    So much for people boycotting GMOs....

    • @PuffyRainbowCloud
      @PuffyRainbowCloud 7 років тому +1

      Christopher Lefont *facepalm* Selective breeding is genetic modification... Just not done in a test tube, and over a longer period of time.

  • @EdwardThimbleHands
    @EdwardThimbleHands 6 років тому +1

    4:24, I'm so happy that pecan is pronounced correctly. No one I know pees in a can, nor do we eat pee-cans.

  • @avilude
    @avilude 8 років тому +2

    4:13 Cucurbita Jabbathehutta.
    JABBA THE HUT A

  • @Farfromhere001
    @Farfromhere001 8 років тому +3

    Potatoes are from Peru and Bolivia, around Lake Titicaca, not Chile.

  • @DONTXBREAK
    @DONTXBREAK 8 років тому

    thanks pbs

  • @avocares
    @avocares 8 років тому +14

    How you pronounce Pecan says you most likely live in the South West to South East portion of the US between New Mexico and Georgia.

    • @besmart
      @besmart  8 років тому +35

      AKA "the area of the country that pronounces it correctly" :)

    • @gusbisbal9803
      @gusbisbal9803 8 років тому +3

      having an American tell you how their accent is pronounced is laughable, when an American says a word originating in french, spanish, german etc they mutilate it and call it American. Its Pea-Can in Australian

    • @silvestregarcia3755
      @silvestregarcia3755 8 років тому

      Mat D I think he once mentioned he lives in Texas lol

    • @mattg9323
      @mattg9323 8 років тому +1

      Everyone in Texas says Puh-Con

    • @g.seangourlay2593
      @g.seangourlay2593 8 років тому

      Matt G Not everyone. I was in Texas visiting my brother and we both pronounce it pee-can.

  • @deangoldenstar7997
    @deangoldenstar7997 8 років тому +15

    Now, can we breed a turkey that isn't dryer than the Sahara the day after cooking?

    • @Beliserius1
      @Beliserius1 8 років тому +1

      start breeding for fattiness

    • @lare290
      @lare290 8 років тому +17

      Cook it correctly.

    • @besmart
      @besmart  8 років тому +20

      Google "how to brine a turkey" and your life will be forever changed for the better

    • @deangoldenstar7997
      @deangoldenstar7997 8 років тому +1

      It's Okay To Be Smart Okay? Never heard of doing that before, I'll look it up, thanks ^_^

    • @VlRGlL
      @VlRGlL 8 років тому +1

      Dean Goldenstar Brine it bro

  • @WWZenaDo
    @WWZenaDo 8 років тому +1

    @4:42 "Even 'heritage', 'heirloom', or other old-sounding varieties are mutant versions of wild plants and animals hacked by hungry humans..."
    Yes, of course they are. I've never read any "Heritage" or "Heirloom" literature claiming anything other than that the varieties they sell are old versions of human-produced agricultural products. I've certainly never read anything to the effect that "Heritage" or "Heirloom" are the same as or equivalent to wild foods...

  • @Draccyness
    @Draccyness 8 років тому

    According to that illustrated dinner table at the end THAT TURKEY MUST HAVE THREE LEGS BECAUSE HE'S EATING ONE AND AAAAA MUTANT TURKEY AAAAA

  • @London1869
    @London1869 7 років тому +1

    "Sugar missile" is going to be my boyfriend's new nickname.

  • @johnwayne4274
    @johnwayne4274 8 років тому +1

    hey pilgrim's, where's my turkey, pilgrim's.

  • @levihunter725
    @levihunter725 8 років тому

    you pronounce it RIGHT (pecan)Thank You

  • @dpm12
    @dpm12 4 роки тому

    Anyone else like to watch these UA-cam science channels when baked as hell?

  • @josephang9927
    @josephang9927 8 років тому +4

    I love the whole American continent.
    So rich, so beautiful, so much variety.

  • @aaronwilson9763
    @aaronwilson9763 6 років тому +1

    Posted on Google+ 11/20/2018:
    Food for Thought...2,000 years ago the "president pardoned birds; Pea and Carrot" ancestry is tracked down through poop!
    Enjoy!
    Happy Thanksgiving.

  • @amanchase7370
    @amanchase7370 7 років тому

    I like watching science videos.

  • @fayeseh
    @fayeseh 8 років тому

    I'm already hungry seeing those turkeys😂

    • @jimjamespaultyrone
      @jimjamespaultyrone 8 років тому +1

      As a cannibal, I got hungry looking at him. My mouth watered as I thought about how his screams would sound as they grew muffled under the gargling of blood that drained out of his throat.
      Or just cutting clean through the neck, coating him in butter made from the fat of his children and cooking him for hours on an oversized rotisserie.
      Mmm. Meat.
      Jk.
      I bet there are aliens that do that though. And I'm perfectly fine with it.

    • @fayeseh
      @fayeseh 8 років тому

      jimjames, paul and tyrone hahaha not me, I'm not really fine with it if it's Joe, he's the coolest. Others,, well maybe xD

  • @gateamonite
    @gateamonite 7 років тому

    thanks a lot!

  • @mateowelles3400
    @mateowelles3400 8 років тому +2

    0:18 What the hell happened to Costa Rica and Panama on that map?

  • @huhsunqu
    @huhsunqu 8 років тому +3

    potato does NOT come from Chile, it's original is traced back to southeastern Peru, in the surroundings of lake Titicaca. A variety later adapted to Chilean hours of light and developed into the Solanum tuberous var. tuberosum

    • @Infernoraptor
      @Infernoraptor 8 років тому

      I thought you were being pedantic at first but then I looked at a map: Is the climate as drastically different between those areas as it seems from space? Also, I can't believe that the second largest lake in that area, after the already funny Lake Titicaca, is named lake Poopo'. WTF?

    • @besmart
      @besmart  8 років тому +14

      I am kind of sad I didn't have time to go into this more deeply in the video, but since you brought it up and because it's interesting I'll explain why I said Chile and not Peru: Potato genetics are deeply messed up. This is a truly mutant and inbred bunch of plants with extreme variation in chromosome number, etc. Early genetic tests pointed to a mix of Chilean and Andean (Peruvian) origin for potato domestication, but in 2005 it was shown that the first domestication came from Andean region and even the early Chilean strains came from that event. So why didn't I say Peru? Because in 2008 it was shown that >99% of the potatoes we eat today are descendants of Chilean varieties, not Andean. (www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-01/uow-uds012908.php) So yeah, potatoes were domesticated in Peru, but the ones we eat were further bred and expanded from Chile

    • @mexicanmuslim
      @mexicanmuslim 8 років тому

      +It's Okay To Be Smart Interesting. I thought they were from Peru as well.

  • @tanmaysahoo7416
    @tanmaysahoo7416 8 років тому +4

    What is the story behind Chom-Choms then? :P

  • @MarkAlcarezBoston
    @MarkAlcarezBoston 7 років тому +1

    2:47 good pun

  • @ThaliaPeebles-eu7gn
    @ThaliaPeebles-eu7gn 2 місяці тому +1

    Love it!🥰

  • @Bartisoft
    @Bartisoft 8 років тому +14

    Dogs are native to the Americas ??...Never heard that before...Where did you get that info ??

    • @robertgibson6687
      @robertgibson6687 8 років тому +7

      Barti they came with the Natives; Dogs are probably the first animal humans domesticated.

    • @Bartisoft
      @Bartisoft 8 років тому

      +Robert Gibson "Came with the natives??". What do you mean ??. I just don't agree with the fact that dogs are native to the Americas. I've seen countless documentaries about wolves and dogs...and never heard that about dogs.
      I don't think that "wolves turning into dogs" through human selection/intervention had taken place in the Americas. More like Europe...Asia...Eurasia...

    • @robertgibson6687
      @robertgibson6687 8 років тому +11

      Barti The people who arrived in the Americas to eventually become the Natives brought dogs with them.

    • @Bartisoft
      @Bartisoft 8 років тому +1

      +Robert Gibson Yeah...that's for sure...that's what fossils records tell us...but at 1:00 Joe is telling that dogs are native (originated in) to the Americas...along with llamas...alpacas and guinea pigs. And THAT is a controversial statement...and unsupported by evidence.

    • @TheADHDNerd
      @TheADHDNerd 8 років тому +2

      Clearly a slip. Put the troll brakes on...

  • @Teboski78
    @Teboski78 8 років тому

    What about the historical origin of turkey output orifice bread? Or stuffing as it's typically referred to,

  • @Sciguy95
    @Sciguy95 5 років тому +5

    This why I laugh when I see a vegetable or fruit at the store that says "non-gmo", especially corn or bananas. Its impossible to have a non-gmo version of something thats already a gmo.

  • @bentoth9555
    @bentoth9555 8 років тому +3

    Those scientific names... Well played, sir.

  • @sshreymehta
    @sshreymehta 8 років тому

    thanks ☺

  • @whattodo1
    @whattodo1 8 років тому

    Eeeew who would like to be a Fecal Forensic Expert :O

  • @vilkarmooringstead5346
    @vilkarmooringstead5346 8 років тому

    "butter - drenched sugar missiles"

  • @fatalmystic
    @fatalmystic 8 років тому

    still a whole different ballgame to pick natural occurring phenomena and breed it, compared to what crispr allows us to do :)

  • @goldeneagle99puhu
    @goldeneagle99puhu 4 роки тому

    Hello from Turkey🐔🐦

  • @mailamakua602
    @mailamakua602 8 років тому +2

    "If you know what I'm saying" 😂😂😂 Good one. Thanks for posting

  • @jfk_the_second
    @jfk_the_second 8 років тому

    That bite at the end drives me nuts. I have braces and a bridge in my mouth. A mouth full that isn't gong away for 6 months (I know, not that long).

  • @grantbaker380
    @grantbaker380 8 років тому +5

    If you take ANYTHING whatsoever from this video its the correct pronunciation of the word pecan.

  • @TheOswald42
    @TheOswald42 8 років тому +1

    5:05 nom nom nom...

  • @domib.3924
    @domib.3924 5 років тому

    4:28 that is the truest thing this man has ever said

  • @KishoreShenoy1994
    @KishoreShenoy1994 8 років тому

    I never get a chance to eat turkey.
    Everybody gobble-gobble-gobbles it before me.

  • @contournut5726
    @contournut5726 8 років тому

    Woah, one cannot truly love pee-can pie without saying it right.

  • @hournazkheiri21
    @hournazkheiri21 7 років тому +1

    -sigh- when he showed the pic of the dog I cried , I can never have a dog ;-;

  • @stephengpaul
    @stephengpaul 8 років тому

    FYI, the t-shirt link at the end of the video never comes back.

  • @Jiraton
    @Jiraton 7 років тому

    Oh yes, thanks now I get it ! Decade years-old petro-industrial patents-protecting sorcerers apprentices from rich countries do the exact same job than millenium knowledge backed careful selectionners from every people on the planet. Thanks a lot for this I feel enlighted.

  • @harbinger4111
    @harbinger4111 8 років тому

    I lost it at cranberry sauce lol

  • @gwasshoppaftw8823
    @gwasshoppaftw8823 8 років тому

    I hoped that you would mention the country dude

  • @CarlosMartinez-wi3pd
    @CarlosMartinez-wi3pd 8 років тому +1

    3 puns in under ten seconds, good job...

  • @FreePalestine460
    @FreePalestine460 8 років тому +1

    This year Thanksgiving falls on the 24th of November. Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" that same day in 1859.

    • @upandatom
      @upandatom 8 років тому

      What an interesting fact :)

    • @Triumvirate888
      @Triumvirate888 8 років тому

      Yeah, and on the 24th of November in the year 1105, Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel published the very first dictionary of the Talmud. Isn't that neat, how two texts that people adhere to religiously were published on the same day, hundreds of years apart? Fascinating!

    • @upandatom
      @upandatom 8 років тому

      yes fascinating! :)

    • @FreePalestine460
      @FreePalestine460 8 років тому

      Triumvirate888 What's interesting is that first book about evolution was published on the day that we enjoy the fruits of evolution.

    • @MeadeSkeltonMusic
      @MeadeSkeltonMusic 8 років тому

      Darwin was a hack

  • @mattyspeedbuilds457
    @mattyspeedbuilds457 8 років тому +3

    Wait why was this uploaded weeks after thanksgiving?

    • @queenofmarigold218
      @queenofmarigold218 8 років тому +4

      MattySpeedbuilds AMERICAN THANKSGIVING, YOU CANADIAN WEIRDOS!!!

    • @myteath
      @myteath 8 років тому

      MattySpeedbuilds its next week in America.

    • @jayyyzeee6409
      @jayyyzeee6409 8 років тому

      Typical Canadian-centric perspective. LOL

    • @mattyspeedbuilds457
      @mattyspeedbuilds457 8 років тому

      QueenOfMarigold "CANADIAN WEIRDOS" Lol, what? You guys ride in cars, we go on Polar Bears. Who's the fucking weirdo here?

    • @myteath
      @myteath 8 років тому

      MattySpeedbuilds the polar bears :)