Sometimes a smell can take you back to a vivid memory. In the Northwest the smell of rain is a constant smell that we sometimes forget about since it rains SO MUCH here. The smell of the salty ocean air, the recycled smell of air on the airplane, babies (Do I even need to go there?). The list goes on and on.
Ever wonder what the most recognized smells are? Wonder no more, here is your Meaningless Monday trivia!
A Yale University study was done in which 200 people were asked to identify 80 common aromas. While we do not have the entire list, the twenty most recognizable, in order, are:
1. Coffee
2. Peanut butter
3. Vicks VapoRub
4. Chocolate
5. Wintergreen oil
6. Baby powder
7. Cigarette butts
8. Mothballs
9. Dry cat food
10. Beer
11. Ivory bar soap
12. Juicy Fruit gum
13. Orange
14. Cinnamon
15. Lemon
16. Tuna
17. Banana
18. Crayons
19. Cheese
20. Bleach
Source: Crayola
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