10 little known facts about fart

1. On an average, a healthy person farts 16 times a day.
2. Termites are the largest producers of farts.
3. In ancient Japan, public contests were held to see who in a town could fart the loudest and longest. Winners were awarded many prizes and received great recognition.
4. The sound is produced by vibrations of the anal opening. The sound depends on the velocity of expulsion of the gas and the tightness of the sphincter muscles of the anus. Contrary to popular misconception, fart noise is not generated by the flapping of the butt cheeks.
5. A gentleman is mostly likely to fart first thing in the morning, while in the bathroom. This is known as morning thunder.
6. People even fart shortly after death.
7. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
8. Farts are created mostly by E. Coli.
9. Although they will not admit it, women fart as much as men.
10. The temperature of a fart at time of creation is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.