Strange... Unusual... And Interesting Facts...

[daizeUK]

A blue whale's fart bubbles are large enough to enclose a horse.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Yes, but a horse's fart bubble is big enough to reach a human nose.
 
Start with this
[media]http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugazcvzOM0Q[/media]
and you get this
[/media]http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=lroZLN1gQnw[/media]
 
And now back to the regularly scheduled topic.
 
1. Farts get their noxious smell from just 1% of the gas you expel.
Ninety-nine percent of a fart is composed of odorless gases. The remaining 1% — usually sulfurous, like dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol — give farts their pungent aroma.
 
2. On average, you’ll pass about half a liter of gas a day.
 
3. Fourteen is the magic number when it comes to breaking wind.
The average healthy human passes gas about 14 times a day.
 
4. Some of the foods that cause flatulence are good for you.
Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, beans, broccoli, cabbage, and bran are the most common culprits. Fructose, the sugar found in fruit, and dairy products also cause more flatulence
 
5. Yes, some of these foods also cause smellier farts.
Some food and drink, like eggs and meat, can cause stinkier farts because they are rich in sulfur.
 
6. Farts have been clocked at speeds of up to 10 feet per second.
That’s nearly 7 mph!
 
7. Ladies, you’re just as guilty as the gentlemen when it comes to ripping one.

Women produce the same amount of flatulence as men.
 
8. Believe the hype. Flatulence is flamable.
 
9. Passing gas too much? You can fix that.
Take your time when you eat smaller meals, stay calm, exercise, and you’re golden!
 
10. There’s a reason not all farts sound the same.
Variety is the spice of life, right? Flatulence varies in sound due to a variety of factors, namely, the amount of gas, the force at which it is expelled, and the tightness of the sphincter muscles.
 
11. Holding in farts IS NOT dangerous to your health.
But it can cause unnecessary cramps and pain.
 
12. All the humans that have ever lived have released approximately 17 quadrillion farts. EVER.
All right, so it’s not highly scientific, but when you multiply the number of farts per day by the number of humans ever to have lived by average lifespan by 365, you come up with the 17 quadrillion number.
 
from http/www.buzzfeed.com/samstryker/reasons-you-should-be-not-afraid-of-farting

 

[TwoTankAmin]

L V if you are still out there lurking-
 
Kangaroos are all left-handed but red-necked wallabies prefer their right hands.
http/news.discovery.com/animals/all-kangaroos-are-left-handed-15068.htm

 

[ShinySideUp]

The Saturn V rocket that was the launch vehicle for the Moon landings used 39,000 of fuel in the 3.6 seconds between the 'ignition' command and the actual liftoff.
 
Michael Collins, the command module pilot in the first Moon landing mission, holds the record as being the lonliest man ever being well over 2000 miles from the nearest living person while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the Moon's surface.
 
All the moons of Uranus are named after characters from the works of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.
 
And so on, ad nauseum.

 

[NickAu]

 

 
* Your limbic system is responsible for regulating the four fs of behaviour: fighting, fleeing, feeding and....reproduction

That's only 3 F's, Reproduction starts with an R.

 

[fluttermoth]

* Your limbic system is responsible for regulating the four fs of behaviour: fighting, fleeing, feeding and....reproduction

That's only 3 F's, Reproduction starts with an R.

There's another word that refers to reproduction that does start with an 'f', but it's not one that's usually said in polite company

The saying is referencing that, obliquely.

 

[the_lock_man]

The average British worker spends 36 days per year answering work emails.

 

[TallTree01]

Wow really? I'd love to see the study or source of that if you have it TLM.

 

[RobRocksFishTank]

Wow really? I'd love to see the study or source of that if you have it TLM.

 
Here's one:
 
http/www.cityam.com/213658/email-overload-you-spend-36-days-year-writing-emails

 

[AmtotheBurr]

Yak milk is pink

 

[Ch4rlie]

Yak milk is pink

 
wow......thats.............. umm..........different............... the only time i like pink milk is a milkshake

 

[RobRocksFishTank]

I just started a quarterly newsletter column that has "Did You Know" theme. The first column is about predictions that Einstein made. The second one is going to be about animals and this thread will be the starting point for me. It's a quarterly newsletter, so it might be a while from now but will post back after I write it.
 
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/430313-strange-unusual-and-interesting-facts/page-4

 

[AmtotheBurr]

Did you know: nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.