GEOPHAGY

geophagy, geophagia

(noun) eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

geophagy (uncountable)

The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.

Source: Wiktionary



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COWBERRY

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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