Potatoes were first grown by indigenous people in the Andes Mountains of South America. Today, thousands of varieties of potatoes are grown around the world. Although potatoes tend to keep for a long time, do you know exactly how long they can be stored before they go bad and need to be thrown away?

If you store potatoes for too long they will start to sprout, some people believe that sprouted potatoes are completely safe to eat, as long as you cut off the sprouts. Others believe that potato sprouts are toxic and can easily cause food poisoning, even leading to the risk of death.