Fart Facts

Although they won't admit it, women fart as much as men.

Farts are flammable.

There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.

Termites produce an estimated 9-15 million tons of methane annually, making them one of nature's most significant greenhouse gas producers despite their tiny size.

The temperature of a fart at time of creation is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

On the average a fart is composed of about 59% nitrogen, 21% hydrogen, 9% carbon dioxide, 7% methane, and 4% oxygen. Less than 1% is what makes them stink.

Farts are created mostly by intestinal bacteria fermenting undigested food in your colon.

Excess gas in the intestinal is medically termed "flatulence."

A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.

In 2006, a woman farted on a plane and tried to cover the smell by lighting matches, causing an emergency landing and an FBI investigation.

Chewing gum can make a person fart more.

There are pills that make your farts smell like roses. There's also the 'Father Christmas Fart Pill', which makes them smell like chocolate.

According to the Roman historian Suetonius, Emperor Claudius considered passing a decree allowing people to pass gas at dinner parties after learning of a man who endangered his health by holding it in out of politeness.

Pumbaa from "The Lion King" was the first character to fart in a Disney movie.

If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.

Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.

An average adult produces about half a liter of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen occurrences of flatulence a day.

In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".