1979

In 1979, a culinary mistake resulted in the poisoning of 78 pupils by their trusted potato. A large number of boys suddenly became ill after returning from vacation to a school in South London, exhibiting symptoms ranging from vomiting and diarrhea to fever, becoming unconscious, depression of the nervous system, and, in the most severe instances, "episodes of convulsive … [Read more...] about Why You Should Never Eat Green Potatoes: The Poisoning Of 78 Schoolchildren In 1979