The person who baked the first potato probably had a potato explode in their face because they didn't think to poke holes in it first. amirite?

What kind of potatoes are you baking...

Little known fact: the first potato bakers used ovens made by creating smoldering embers, putting potatoes on the embers, and covering with dirt/sod. They did, in fact, forget to poke holes. The resulting explosions created every bog in Ireland.

Source: me

Only matters in the microwave. Change my mind

Also the first mashed potato