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The Human Nose Can Distinguish Trillion of Odors

Humans can distinguish more than 1 trillion scents, according to new research. The findings show that our sense of smell is far more discriminating than previously thought.

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The More You Know

  • There are snakes with two heads, which compete with each other for food.
  • You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
  • The glow around the moon is called a "broch."
  • The woolly mammoth survived until Egyptian times.
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