Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Our nose has more influence over our decisions than we might like to think. And that definitely extends to our love life.

Read the full story: discovermagazine.com/mind/the-sense-of-smell-in-humans-is-more-powerful-than-we-think

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