TIL The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents? This is because the human nose contains around 400 different types of scent receptors, which allow us to distinguish between a wide range of smells. smithsonianmag.com Submitted by theythatspeak t3_zt7wzj on December 23, 2022 at 6:00 AM in todayilearned 26 comments 85
shodan13 t1_j1evewo wrote on December 23, 2022 at 8:12 PM Reply to comment by Scoobydoomed in TIL The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents? This is because the human nose contains around 400 different types of scent receptors, which allow us to distinguish between a wide range of smells. by theythatspeak Ah, I see. Permalink Parent 1
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