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Tomas stubbed his toe, that's why it's the Tom-AY-toe! :)

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The tomato originated in the New World, that is, in the Americas. So although there is no historical record, it is reasonable to say that Native Americans first discovered the tomato.

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In 1519, Cortez discovered tomatoes growing in Montezuma's gardens and brought seeds back to Europe where they were planted as ornamental curiosities, but not eaten.

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George Washington is one of the first documented people to eat a tomato.

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tomatoes were grown.

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The country of origin was South America

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