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WHAT DOES OUTER SPACE SMELL LIKE?

Four years ago, NASA hired a “scent consultant” to develop a smell that could be used to train astronauts on what to expect when they finally get to outer space.

And now, we finally know the answer to WHAT SPACE SMELLS LIKE.

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7 Reasons Mosquitoes Love You

Every summer, you see it at the local Target or Wal-Mart: endcap after endcap of bug repellent and mosquito sprays.

OFF!, Cutter. Avon Skin-So-Soft. Wrist bands, citronella candles — there are tons of products that claim to repel mosquitos.  Some do a fairly good job, others not as much.  Then there’s the whole question of whether you should go DEET or DEET-FREE in your annoying bug management plan.

Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard + Expedition Unscented 4 oz. Spray
Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard
+ Expedition Unscented 4 oz. Spray

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9 Reasons why Old People Smell the Way They Do

“I smell old people,” says many kids upon their first visit to see Grandma and Grandpa.

It’s an unforgetable scent – that of medicinal cremes, ointments, mothballs.

And it’s a sensation that many people tend to find memorable, and not in a good way.