Robert Gibbon Johnson
Robert Gibbon Johnson was an American colonel known for his bold public demonstration in 1820, where he famously ate a tomato in front of a large crowd in Salem, New Jersey, helping to dispel the myth that tomatoes were poisonous and encouraging their acceptance as a food.
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 1 | 8.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 9,660,351 | 7,518 | $160,000 | 125$ |
| Totals | 1 | 9,660,351 | 7,518 | $160,000 | 125$ |
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Robert Gibbon Johnson is known for publicly eating tomatoes in Salem in 1820 to prove they were not poisonous.
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