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| quote: | Originally posted by Fledz
Well it is theoretically possible. Sort of. I'm sure he's not the first nor the last. |
"A Simpsons fan, Rob Baur of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was inspired by the episode. Remembering the article in a textbook, Baur cultivated real tomacco in 2003. The plant produced offspring that looked like a normal tomato, but Baur suspected that it contained a lethal amount of nicotine and thus would be inedible. Testing later proved that the leaves of the plant contained some nicotine. [15] Both plants are members of the same family, Solanaceae or nightshade.[16] The world's first tomacco, destroyed in the testing process, contained no nicotine. The second tomacco was given to and eaten by Simpsons co-executive producer Ian Maxtone-Graham. The third was sold on eBay, the fourth was eaten by a Xerox engineer who suffered no apparent ill effects from the tomacco, and the last was given to Portland talk show host Rick Emerson. The tomacco plant bore tomaccoes until it died after 18 months, spending one winter indoors.[16] Baur was featured on the "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" audio commentary in the Simpsons Season 11 DVD box set discussing the plant and resulting fame."
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