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Panda poo tea, anyone?

A Chinese entrepreneur is making the world’s most expensive tea from panda bear feces. An Yanshi has collected 5 tons of panda poop for the tea, which will be sold for $34,000 a pound. An says the panda’s excrement “is rich in fiber and nutrients,” thanks to a diet rich in bamboo. Panda poo tea, he says, has more antioxidants than green tea, and “a mature, nutty taste and a very distinctive aroma.”

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