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lproven
I found this fascinating. It is belied by its unassuming title.
jstrieb
Tangential to the article: I have had decent luck finding fossils at random spots in the US. When I'm traveling by car, I tend to map out spots based on this list of about 15,000 fossil spots in the US and Canada:

http://donaldkenney.x10.mx/FOSSITE_INFO.HTM (listings by state here: http://donaldkenney.x10.mx/FOSSINDX.HTM)

Not all of the listed spots are findable, since the list is based on index cards of unknown origin transcribed from years ago. But I have had success with some of them, and it's often a fun detour.

Next time I go, I'll have to try licking some rocks!

maxerickson
Petoskey stones are a good fossil to search for if you are looking to lick some rocks.

Pretty location specific though.

veaxvoid
thank you to introducing Mr Arduino famous rock licker.
mjan22640
Some mammoths found in Siberia were said to be edible.
amelius
Sadly, we're all eating fossils everyday, in the form of microplastics.
verisimi
You should try fruit - apples, tomatoes, etc. I recommend it and its probably closer to humanities natural diet.
dmd
What a great suggestion! And here i was going to the supermarket every week with a shopping list that just read “plastics”.