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Did you know these 3 hidden facts about why we fart? πŸ’¨ Flatulence is a completely normal, everyday bodily function, but the science behind it is surprisingly fascinating! From trapping air while chewing gum to microscopic bacteria throwing a fermentation feast in your colon, discover the biological reasons why our digestive system produces gasβ€”and why only 1% of it actually smells!
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00:00Did you know these 3 hidden facts about why we fart?
00:02Fact number 1.
00:03A lot of it is just borrowed here.
00:05Every time you chew gum, jug, soda, or even talk to fast, you trap oxygen and nitrogen
00:09in your digestive tract.
00:10What goes in must come out.
00:12Fact number 2.
00:12Your body cannot digest certain complex fibers, so the millions of bacteria in your prone
00:17eat them instead.
00:18As you ferment your leftovers, they release massive amounts of gas.
00:21Fact number 3.
00:22Only 1% of a fart actually smells.
00:2499% of lactose is just odorless gases, like carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
00:28The deadly smell comes from a tiny fraction of hydrogen sulfide, created by the testing
00:32sulfur-rich force.
00:34So next time just blame the bacteria.
00:35Subscribe for more weird and rim-body secrets.

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