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6 Alternatives to 87,000 Slices of Bread



Over the course of a lifetime, the average American consumes over 87,000 slices of bread. Yes, you read that correctly — eighty-seven thousand. That’s more than a loaf per week per person, not counting the additional 5,000 hot dog buns and 12,000 hamburger buns each American devours in his or her life.



All that wheat calculates out to a lifetime grand total of 21,947 loaves and buns. The National Geographic Society’s Human Footprint… Continue

Added by Susana on June 7, 2009 at 2:48pm — 2 Comments

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