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So obviously I was reading the wikipedia article on the mineral "kaolininte". Just had to share the following: Geophagy [ edit source  |  edit beta ] Kaolin is eaten for health or to suppress hunger, [9]  a practice known as  geophagy . Consumption is greater among women, especially during pregnancy. [21]   This practice has also been observed within a small population of African-American women in the  Southern United States , especially  Georgia . [ 22]  There, the kaolin is called  white dirt ,  chalk  or white clay . [22] An illustration: Kaolin Tao Lin