Published: March 16, 2020, 5 a.m.
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Why does coffee make you poop? Why do some animals eat their own poop? And just how much do you poop in your lifetime? All these poop related questions (and a whole lot more) are answered by our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy.
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Below you can find links to further reading on the topics discussed in this episode.
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- Research from the 1990s found that when some people drink coffee they experience a response in the gastrointestinal system just minutes later
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\\n- This is called coprophagia and common in the animal kingdom\\xa0
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\\n- The number can vary due to age, dietary habits, exercise and other factors\\xa0
\\n- On average both men and women move their bowels about once a day and produce about 14 to 17 ounces of feces\\xa0
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Music by Chad Crouch - Algorithms
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