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A poll of 9- and 10-year-old children in European Union states reveals several misconceptions and holes in their knowledge. When asked where cotton comes from, for instance, three-quarters didn’t know. One-quarter of them answered “sheep”. The kids also theorized that bananas grow in Britain and the Netherlands produces olive oil. (Reuters) ...If you really want to be entertained, ask them where babies come from.


Publication Date: 27 February 2000

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