Random Fart Facts

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    The word "fart" comes from the Old English "feortan" (meaning "to break wind").
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    In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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    Excess gas in the intestinal is medically termed "flatulence."
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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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    Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence after consumption.
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    Emergency Plane Farts
    Emergency Plane Farts
    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.
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    SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below.
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    Farts are created mostly by E. coli.
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