Ben Franklin once wrote a scientific essay about farts
Ben Franklin was living abroad as a US ambassador to France around 1781. During this time he wrote an essay all about flatulence. He famously named it “Fart Proudly.”
He wrote the essay as a response to a call for scientific papers from the Royal Academy of Brussels. Franklin felt they were too uptight.
The essay discusses how different foods affect the odor of farts. In it. he suggested that scientists develop something to eat with food to make fart smell more pleasant.
