How many bugs does the average person eat without knowing?
                                
                                
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                                According to estimates cited in Scientific American and other reports, the average American can consume up to two pounds of dead insects and insect fragments each year. The unsettling reality is that most people unknowingly eat bugs as a normal part of their diet, primarily through packaged and processed foods.