Did you get a whiff of that nearby restaurant’s cuisine as you walked by? In doing so, you just employed one of our most crucial senses, which took millions of years of evolutionary adaptation to achieve. Plus, there’s more to your smell than just knowing when it’s time to take another bath.
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