Why does coffee make you poop? Why do some animals eat their own poop? And just how much do you poop in your lifetime? All these poop related questions (and a whole lot more) are answered by our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy.   Below you can find links to further reading on the topics discussed in this episode.   Mystery #1: Why Does Coffee Make You Poop? (https://www.livescience.com/45465-why-does-coffee-make-you-poop.html) Research from the 1990s found that when some people drink coffee they experience a response in the gastrointestinal system just minutes later Interview with Metin Eren, assistant professor at Kent State University in Ohio, and co-director of the University's Eren Laboratory of Experimental Archaeology: What a Waste! Frozen Poop Knives Are Crappy Cutters (https://www.livescience.com/frozen-poop-knife.html)   Mystery #2: Why Do Some Animals Eat Their Own Poop? (https://www.livescience.com/59601-why-do-animals-eat-poop.html) This is called coprophagia and common in the animal kingdom  For many animals it helps them digest more nutrients  NEWS UPDATE with Live Science staff writer Yasemin Saplakoglu:  New coronavirus may spread through poop (https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-covid-19-spread-through-feces.html)   Mystery #3: How Much Do You Poop in Your Lifetime? (https://www.livescience.com/61966-how-much-you-poop-in-lifetime.html) The number can vary due to age, dietary habits, exercise and other factors  On average both men and women move their bowels about once a day and produce about 14 to 17 ounces of feces    Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website (https://www.livescience.com/) and you can follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/LiveScience) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/livescience/) too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com (https://forums.livescience.com/) .   Music by Chad Crouch - Algorithms Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)