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URINE TRIVIA

Some individuals have odorous urine after eating asparagus, and it was long thought to be a genetic trait. The odor is caused by methyl mercaptan, and in fact, EVERYONE'S urine stinks after eating asparagus. It has been discovered that it is the ability to DETECT this odor that some people lack.

According to my friend and his wife in Thailand, slices of the kafir lime are used as a deodorant in urinals.

Research at the University of Kuopio in Finland has shown that human urine used as fertilizer increases the yield of cabbage over conventional fertilizers. The cabbages were also bigger and had fewer germs. The urine had been stored for 6 months before use as fertilizer. It also works with cucumbers.
Science News 10/6/07


Both the ancient Egyptians and the Aztecs rubbed urine on their skin to treat cuts and burns. Urea, a key chemical in urine, is known to kill fungi and bacteria.