Yes, pilgrims thought that pumpkins were poisonous.
Yes, lettuce once was thought to be poisonous.
The tomato. It wasn't until the mid1800's when it was shown it wasn't poison. They had the name of " poisoned apples."
Tomatoes.
The tomato. It wasn't a "staple" food in the colonies nor Europe until the late 1800's. Even as late as 1860 it was still thought to be poisonous.
Pilgrims thought taking baths was unhealthy so they took one once a year. There was no school in those early years.Pilgrims is the book by Elizabeth Gilbert
No it is not nutritious because it is mostly made of water.
At first, many Native Americans were friendly to the Pilgrims, but they soon learned to distrust them once they realized that the Pilgrims were there to take over their land.
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If you look at the bottom of its tail, notice the pattern of the lines. Once you get down to the anus, if the line pattern changes, it is NOT poisonous. But if it stays the same, it IS poisonous.
A medicine that is poisonous, but was once used for medical treatment is Warfarin or Coumadin. These are both medicines used to thin the blood, but are also used in rat poison. Ether is also poisonous and was used in surgery to put a patient to sleep.
Yes. look in the book of records. there once was a pumpkin that stood 14 feet tall!
It can't kill him/her but its not healthy at all.