The useless bits of info to see if we can make a million posts thread

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There are four types of marriages: monogamy, polygyny (polygymy), polyandry, and group marriage. Monogamy is one wife, one husband. Polygyny is one husband, several wives. Polyandry is one wife, several husbands. Group marriage is by far the rarest and has never been the prevailing form of marriage in any known society.

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FOOD

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An ounce of chocolate contains about 20 mg of caffeine.

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Three quarters of fish caught are eaten - the rest is used to make things such as glue, soap, margarine and fertilizer.

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Botanically speaking, the banana is a herb and the tomato is a fruit.

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Wine is sold in tinted bottles because wine spoils when exposed to light.

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Carrots have zero fat content.

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Maria Ann Smith introduced the Granny Smith apple in 1838.

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Watermelons are 97% water, lettuce 97%, tomatoes 95%, carrots 90%, and bread 30%.

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An onion, apple and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavour are caused by their smell.

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In the Middle Ages, sugar was a treasured luxury costing 9 times as much as milk.

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Approximately one billion snails are served in restaurants annually

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Americans eat twice as much meat as Europeans, gobbling up some 50kg (110 lb) per capita.

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China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year. 25 million trees are chopped down to make 'em sticks.

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Chocolate is the number one foodstuff flavour in the world, beating vanilla and banana by 3-to-1.