In the 1830s, Americans bought tomato ketchup as medicine after a physician claimed tomatoes could treat indigestion and diarrhoea; pills made from tomato extract were sold across the country before the craze collapsed.

Let's be honest, everyone knows someone who puts ketchup on absolutely everything. Pastas, pizzas and whatnot.

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