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It's kind of funny, I think, that a plant so closely associated with America is actually not native at all.

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[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 hours ago

I think most things that are most closely associated with America aren't native...

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 22 points 6 hours ago

Also, horses had gone extinct in North America until the Spanish brought them back in the 15th century.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 25 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Haha, I literally just watched that a few days ago. For a brief second, I saw this post and jokingly thought, "so when did Lemmy start snooping on my search history?"

But seriously, it's a really bad problem. It's crazy how widely they've spread and become such a massive pain in the ass in so many areas.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 33 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Ok, but where did the

Dunadunaduna na wah wah waaaah

come from?

[–] trevdog@lemmy.world 23 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

And the best version came from Denmark

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 hours ago

It was always there. It just needed the Italians to set it free.

[–] shootwhatsmyname@lemm.ee 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)
[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 hours ago

Freaking commie tumbleweeds rolling from town to town looking for handouts

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 23 points 9 hours ago

Kinda poetic really. Gets edged out by the European settler for the most prolific invasive species, though

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Apple pie has entered the chat.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but the same applies to so many foods in so many cultures. What was Italian food like before they had access to tomatoes? Eastern, Central European, or Irish before potatoes? Chinese, Southeast Asian, or Korean before they had chili peppers?

Now each of those countries have dishes we associate with them but which use those non-native ingredients.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The more impressive thing is how the British had a global empire for roughly 400 years, and their cuisine remained awful.

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Access to all those spices and they come up with bread sauce

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 8 hours ago

Kochia scoparia is another one like that, and also makes tumbleweeds

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 hours ago

And they cause a tingling feeling when you get pricked by them.