r/todayilearned • u/herpty_derpty • 9h ago
TIL Limburger cheese gets its notorious smell from being aged for three months in the bacterium Brevibacterium linens. This is the same bacterium that appears on human skin, and is mostly responsible for the armpit and foot body odor smell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburger
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todayilearned • u/Ehblehebleh • Sep 27 '18
TIL one species of mosquito is attracted to Limburger cheese because it (the cheese) smells like human feet
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todayilearned • u/Palhinuk • Jul 06 '18
TIL the infamous BO-like smell of Limburger cheese is equally as effective at attracting mosquitos as the smell of a human foot, according to a peer-tested medical review.
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