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The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, introduced to Europe in the 16th ...
A statue of King Frederick II of Prussia stands in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ...
But the fable has deep roots, and the myth makes money. To this day, visitors to Frederick’s summer home of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, outside Berlin, leave raw potatoes and paper crowns on ...
Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth - Newsday
“He never ate it,” Luh said. “Any potato. Not boiled, not fried.” A statue of King Frederick II of Prussia stands in the park of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, June 17, 2025. Credit: AP ...
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