A little bonus episode for you today, and we hope you enjoy the shorter format. Let us know in the comments on YouTube or by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts if you would like more episodes in this bite-sized form.



If you have listened to the previous episode “What The Hell Happened To The Left-Handers?”, you’ll know that National Geographic sent out a survey using scratch and sniff cards back in 1986. The scents they included were: banana, musk, cloves, rose, androstenone (a chemical found in sweat) and… mercaptans.



Today we expand on the tragedy that made mercaptans famous, and why we tend to enjoy this very unique smell more as we age.





LINKS:

The Wholesome Show on YouTube



SOURCES:
https://aoghs.org/oil-almanac/new-london-texas-school-explosion/
https://www.gasodorizer.com/gas-odorization-history/

A little bonus episode for you today, and we hope you enjoy the shorter format. Let us know in the comments on YouTube or by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts if you would like more episodes in this bite-sized form.
 
If you have listened to the previous episode “What The Hell Happened To The Left-Handers?”, you’ll know that National Geographic sent out a survey using scratch and sniff cards back in 1986. The scents they included were: banana, musk, cloves, rose, androstenone (a chemical found in sweat) and… mercaptans.
 
Today we expand on the tragedy that made mercaptans famous, and why we tend to enjoy this very unique smell more as we age.
 
LINKS:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wholesomeshow">The Wholesome Show on YouTube</a>
 
SOURCES:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://aoghs.org/oil-almanac/new-london-texas-school-explosion/">https://aoghs.org/oil-almanac/new-london-texas-school-explosion/</a></li>
<li>https://www.gasodorizer.com/gas-odorization-history/</li>
</ul>

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