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    Your stomach contains some of the strongest acid in nature, thanks to ancestors who were scavengers. The potato has no chance

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      Well, even though gastric acid(mostly hydrochloric acid) in our stomach does have a relatively low pH, it is very diluted, so in practice it just kills germs and stuff and won’t obliterate everything going inside you

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        It’s great at breaking down meat and fat (fresh or rather past it)