Fart Facts
Everybody farts, so why not learn the facts behind the farts with our list of hilarious and interesting fart facts and trivia.
If you hold farts in during the day, they'll just come out when you sleep.
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Held in farts enter your bloodstream and are bad for your body.
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Women average seven farts a day and men about 12, experts say.
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Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below.
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If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
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The word "fart" comes from the Old English "feortan" (meaning "to break wind").
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Excess gas in the intestinal is medically termed "flatulence."
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Termites are the largest producers of farts.
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Farts are flammable.
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On average, a person produces about half a liter of fart gas per day, distributed over an average of about fourteen daily farts.
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Although they won't admit it, women fart as much as men.
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The temperature of a fart at time of creation is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Farts have been clocked at a speed of 10 feet per second.
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Farts are created mostly by E. coli.
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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.
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