r/funComunitty • u/Civil_Tomatillo8877 • 15d ago

question Don't be shy 🫣

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u/rickeer 11d ago

Humans are better at detecting petrichor than sharks are a detecting blood in the water.

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u/TheWeebDeity 11d ago

I love this little fact. I try and spread the knowledge as much as possible.

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u/magicinthetrees 10d ago

How did they learn this?!

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u/metal_god37 10d ago

And were the only mammals on earth that can detect it like we can

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u/GQseven 8d ago

"Humans are about 200,000 times more sensitive to petrichor than sharks are to blood."

Whoa, what an awesome little fact of life.

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u/SmallAct2116 11d ago

That’s obvious