Funny Things about Poop for Kids

  • Poop is the way our body gets rid of waste.
  • Poop is made up of 75% water.  The other 25% is part fiber, dead bacteria and live bacteria.
  • Healthy poop is shaped like a log or like the letter S.
  • Have you ever noticed your poop floating in the toilet?  Poop will float when it is full of gas.
  • Did you know that an average adult can poop 2 pounds a day.
  • Elephants can poop 80 pounds a day.
  • A guinea pig’s poop can smell sweet like candy.
  • Ancient Romans used to dye their hair with pigeon poop.
  • The word for a poop fossil is coprolite.
  • During the Civil War bat poop was used to make gunpowder.
  • A bird’s poop is white because they can’t pee.
  • By the time you are 70 years old the average person will have pooped a pile as big as a car!
  • Poop has a lot of nicknames.  Here are some nicknames for poop: floaties, doodie, turds, dung, dookie, logs and poo