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The 2016 Olympic Games are in full swing and, if you've been paying attention, you'll know we're actually doing pretty well.
On Sunday, Andy Murray won Britain's fifth Rio gold making it GB's best day at an overseas Olympics.
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You may or may not have noticed almost all of the winners have been photographed biting their medals and thought to yourself 'WTF is all that about?'
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Truth is they're actually made entirely of chocolate. Nah, not really.
In fact, they're not even made entirely of gold. This year, the gold medal consists of 1.3%, or about 6 grams, of gold and the remainder is 93% silver and 6% copper.
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But still, what's with the 'pretend to take a bite of your hard-earned medal' pose?
President of the International Society of Olympic Historians, David Wallechinsky, told CNN: "It's become an obsession with the photographers.
"I think they look at it as an iconic shot, as something that you can probably sell.
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"I don't think it's something the athletes would probably do on their own."
Should hope not either to be honest. Looks ridiculous if you ask me.
Words by Sian Broderick
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