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Thursday, April 14, 2005 

Five Amazing Facts About Dung

  • The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C
  • In ancient Egypt, the dung beetle symbolized eternal rebirth and the Sun God Khepri.
  • Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
  • Hockey pucks were originally made from frozen cow dung.
  • Bernd Eilts, a German artist, turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures. He is now expanding his business to include cow dung wrist watches.