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The oldest surviving globe in the world, named Erdapfel (which translates to potato in English), does not feature the American continents since they had not yet been discovered at the time of its creation. Interestingly, potatoes originally come from the American continents.

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The oldest surviving globe in the world, named Erdapfel (which translates to potato in English), does not feature the American continents since they had not yet been discovered at the time of its creation. Interestingly, potatoes originally come from the American continents.

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