Potato Appealer

Spuds? Yup, They're All Eyes

Officials in Belica, a Croatian town, have started work on a new park dedicated to the humble potato. It will include potato plant flower beds, a potato-themed play park for children with swings and slides shaped like potatoes. The potato was nominated by the powerful local farmers' union. The unusual monument in the centre of the village dwarfs the nearby monuments to the heroes of World War I, World War II and the War of Independence in Croatia.

FOOTNOTE: Banners and mash.

Trivia Pur$uit

In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space. This was part of a joint project between NASA and the University of Wisconsin to find ways to feed astronauts or space colonies.