Scientists Invented Smart Underwear to Track Farts

Scientists at the University of Maryland created "smart underwear" to answer one of humanity's most important questions: how often do we actually fart? The results were far higher than previous estimates and revealed just how bad humans are at tracking their own bodily functions. Then, because things weren't weird enough, we take a detour into the story of a whale whose flatulence was reportedly mistaken for a potential military threat. It's science, it's ridiculous, and it's exactly the kind of rabbit hole we love.

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