Scientists analyze smell of old books

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According to The Telegraph, scientists have been analyzing the smell of old books and other documents.
Apparently old books "smell like grass, with a tang of acidity and a hint of vanilla." I would have loved to be a fly on the wall during the sniff tests. Scientists [...:]

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Published on November 14, 2009 05:12
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