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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

\"sun-fart\"<\/a>The Truth About Your Flammable Farts<\/a><\/p>\n

Contrary to popular belief, it\u2019s probably not methane leaking from behind that reckless \u201cbros\u201d light on fire (known as pyroflatulence); rather, it\u2019s most likely primarily hydrogen. In a typical, healthy body, human farts are comprised primarily of hydrogen, nitrogen, some carbon dioxide and potentially a small amount of methane and oxygen. These farts are primarily made in two ways \u2013 from swallowing air and digesting food. Swallowed air delivers nitrogen and oxygen to the digestive tract, where the latter is mostly, if not fully, absorbed. The nitrogen… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"Scientist<\/a>The Curious Tail errr, Tale of F.D.C. Willard<\/a><\/p>\n

In the world of physics the name F.D.C. Willard is simultaneously treated with both reverence and derision. On one hand, he co-authored an often cited paper on low temperature physics at age 7 and was the sole author of another entire paper on the subject in French<\/em> just a few years later at age 12. On the other hand, he was also a cat. The story of Willard\u2019s foray into the world of low temperature physics began in 1975 when his eventual co-author, Professor Jack H. Hetherington, asked a colleague at Michigan State University to read over a paper he\u2019d written, Two-, Three-, and Four-Atom Exchange Effects in bcc 3<\/sup>He<\/a><\/em>. After reading over the paper… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"blackbelt\"<\/a>The Origin of the Color Belt Scheme in Martial Arts<\/a><\/p>\n

White, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple and black, the colors of martial arts belts denote student development, skills and experience. However, contrary to popular belief, using colored belts to denote rank or ability in martial arts is a relatively recent invention in the otherwise ancient arts- one that was only introduced around the turn of the 20th century. Much of the common look of the modern martial art uniform, including the comfortable baggy pants and belted smock, was introduced by the founder of judo, Kan\u014d Jigor\u014d, who first took up jujutsu in an effort to gain strength. (At the time he first began to purse the martial art, he was only 5 feet 2 inches tall and 90 pounds.) A well-regarded teacher and polymath in his home country of Japan, Jigor\u014d created judo… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"the-wheel\"<\/a>Peter Stumpf, The Werewolf of Bedburg<\/a><\/p>\n

Depending on who you want to believe, Peter Stumpf was either a severely deranged individual with an undiagnosed mental illness, a victim of the fight between Catholics and Protestants, or a werewolf acting under the command of Satan himself. Little is known about Peter Stumpf\u2019s early life prior to his eventual confession to well over a dozen brutal murders. What we do know about Stumpf is that he was a farmer in the small German town of Bedburg in the late 16th century. Stumpf was ultimately arrested in 1589 following a purported string of brutal deaths throughout Bedburg, originally thought to have resulted from wolf attacks. Stumpf became… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"ice-crack\"<\/a>What Happens When You Freeze Water in a Container So Strong the Water Can\u2019t Expand Into Ice?<\/a><\/p>\n

Some readers may recall a science class in which an excitable teacher walked to the front of the class to show off a small, cracked steel container, seemingly damaged by an incredibly powerful, but tiny force; only for said teacher to reveal that the damage had been done by nothing more than water. However, what would happen if you put the water in a container it couldn\u2019t break out of and then froze it? The short answer is that the water still turns into ice; however, if it genuinely cannot break the bonds of the container it is trapped inside, it turns into a very different kind of ice than we\u2019re used to seeing. We currently know of 15 different \u201csolid phases\u201d of water, aka ice, with each type… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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