Some Obscurish facts
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For a man to gain 1 Ib. in weight by eating fish, it has been claimed that 1,000 Ib. of living matter must die first. This is because 1,000 lb. of plant plankton have to be eaten to produce 100 lb. of small creatures in the sea, which, in turn, are eaten to produce 10 lb. of fish, which is eaten by a man to produce 1 lb. in weight.
For a man to gain 1 Ib. in weight by eating fish, it has been claimed that 1,000 Ib. of living matter must die first. This is because 1,000 lb. of plant plankton have to be eaten to produce 100 lb. of small creatures in the sea, which, in turn, are eaten to produce 10 lb. of fish, which is eaten by a man to produce 1 lb. in weight.