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You fart at 7 miles per hour
Some scientists have looked into how fast a fart can leave the human body. And after much research in stinky rooms, they've come to the conclusion that these hydrogen and methane guff-bombs travel at around 7 miles an hour. That means a fart could go from Newcastle to South Shields in 60 minutes, but only as the crow flies and not via the Great North Run route. |
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eorge Washington didn't have a clue that dinosaurs existed
The first president of the United States didn't know that dinosaurs existed. That's because the first dinosaur fossil was found in 1824, 25 years after he died. We wonder what he'd had made of the Jurassic Park films? Probably would have found them really confusing and very frightening, to be fair. Especially as moving images would have been new to him as well. George Washington in a park with a dinosaur hiding in the trees |
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The smell of sick is caused by a certain type of acid
We all know vomit has a particular pongy aroma and that's down to butyric acid. It's also found in parmesan cheese, which might explain why it has a strong, recognisable smell. A man feeling a bit sick |
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You fart up to 15 times a day!
Some people only pass wind a few times a day, but some people sound like absolute tractors and fart loads – sometimes over 20 times! It often has to do with your body trying to digest certain types of food or if you've gulped down some air if you were scoffing your meal too quickly. And some of them really stink, so try to leave the room if you're among lots of people. Or you could blame the dog if there is one. A man smelling a bad fart |
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