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Did you know the potato was first domesticated in the Peruvian Andes around 8,000 years ago — and Peru still grows over 4,000 native varieties? They come purple, red, yellow, knobbly and finger-shaped, many thriving only at specific altitudes. Andean markets sell kinds of potato most of the world has never seen.

Did you know Cape Town's Table Mountain makes its own weather? When moist air rolls in, a flat sheet of cloud pours over the summit like a "tablecloth" and evaporates as it spills down. The mountain is also one of the oldest on Earth — far older than the Himalayas or Andes.