# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1)

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France has so much wine that the government wants overstocks destroyed.

> **[France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66623636)**
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> A cocktail of problems has hit the wine industry, including demand falling as more people drink craft beer.

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