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Tomato first appeared in Europe in the XVI century. People brought this vegetable from South Africa. At that time, the tomato was called the "Peruvian apple." It is even known as the "apple of love." At that time as tomato was considered poisonous, it was grown as an ornamental plant. The history of discovering that the tomato was edible is interesting. A young man decided to end his life as his love was unrequited. He used tomato as a poison, but he couldn’t achieve his goal, even he didn’t feel bad. Just as it is interesting to get acquainted with this event, it is also interesting to know the benefits of tomatoes. Why does a person feel happy when eating tomato? Because, serotonin in its ingredients is called the "hormone of happiness", Just thanks to this hormone a person's mood rises, it regulates the activity of the nervous system and acts as an antidepressant in stress.