MSNBC led with a new study reporting how Stinky farts may help regulate blood pressure. Seems that a smelly rotten-egg gas (scientific name – hydrogen sulfide) in farts controls blood pressure, at least in mice. This gas, made natural in cells lining the mice’s blood vessels, apparently relaxes the blood vessels which, in turn, helps prevent hypertension (high blood pressure). Wow, wonder if this will open up a whole new avenue of treatments for hypertension based on ’stinky farts”?

Meanwhile, the Telegraph wrote about how Drinking too much coffee ‘could shrink women’s breasts’,  based on a recent Swedish study which focused on the caffeine consumption and breast size of 300 women. After recording the number of cups of coffee per day a woman drank and measuring the size of her bust, the study concluded ‘too much caffeine can affect the hormones in their bodies, scientists believe, playing havoc with their bust size.’  Honestly, I’m not making this up.

And last, but not least, FoxNews wrote about Researchers Brewing Up a Cancer-Fighting Beer.  At Rice University in Houston, researchers are trying to find a way to add resveratrol, the same compound that is said to give red wine its health benefits, to beer. It’s probably going to take some genetic engineering, but they’re determined to produce a good tasting, cancer fighting beer for your drinking pleasure. Only in Texas!

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So, in the spirit of noisy bum-rumblings, I present to you some Fart Fun Facts. Enjoy!

From The Body Odd:

• On average, a fart is composed of about 59 percent nitrogen, 21 percent hydrogen, 9 percent carbon dioxide, 7 percent methane and 4 percent oxygen. Less than 1 percent of their makeup is what makes farts stink.


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


• Farts have been clocked at a speed of 10 feet per second.


• A person produces about half a liter of farts a day.


• Women fart as much as men.


• The gas that makes your farts stink is hydrogen sulfide. The more sulfur rich your diet, the more your farts will stink. Some foods that cause really smelly farts include: beans, cabbage, cheese, soda and eggs.


• Most people pass gas about 14 times a day.

From Heptune.com:

• People fart even shortly after death.

• Men are most likely to fart in the bathroom in the morning (aka “Morning Thunder”).

• It really IS possible to ignite a fart.

• Turtles, fish, snakes and other reptiles all fart, as do cats and dogs.

• Termite farts are believed to be a major contributor to global warming.

• Farting up in space would propel you forward.


See? Everything you never wanted to know about farting! Hopefully your day is now complete and the watercooler chat a work tomorrow will be that much more colorful.

Like this segment on farts? Then don’t miss the post from earlier this week – All About Poo.

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