Fred's Fun Fact: Asparagus

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Fred Show is on Friend's Fun Fact Fun So much.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yes we did.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Yeah, happy birthday to my man.

Speaker 3 (00:17):
Yeah, it's Hobby's birthday. It's it's Kiky's sister's birthday, Helena's birthday.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Today. I almost to Helena Helena for no reason. Yeah, that's
why did you guys get them? What did you guys
get them? For a gift?

Speaker 2 (00:31):
You know, just a little something he'll enjoy this weekend. Yeah,
it's gotta be planned. This one gotta be planned. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
I need a new ring, so just a different color.
Oh boy? All right, if you know, you know, and
if you don't know, then you're okay.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (00:49):
Have you ever wondered why asparagus makes your pea smell? Yes?
Every day I'm about to tell you. Every day you are?
You a daily asparagucy.

Speaker 1 (00:58):
I love asparagus.

Speaker 3 (00:59):
You just can't get enough, can you. So the veggie
has a sulfur containing compound that appears to be found
It's called a sparagustic acid.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
You made that up? I didn't, Actually, I wish I
had them.

Speaker 3 (01:14):
Researchers aren't quite sure of its purpose or why it's
in asparagus.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
They do know that well, it's non toxic.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
It does seem to be the reason why your urine
smells like rotten cabbage after eating it. After your body
metabolizes the acid, it generates different sulphuric byproducts that vaporize easily.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
There you go.

Speaker 3 (01:33):
So there, it's called a sparagusic acid, a s P
A R A g U S. I see yeah, a
sparagusic Hey now is that is that a sparagosic acid?

Speaker 1 (01:50):
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