Fast Facts: Nov. 2
November 2, 2010
- We taste only four things: sweet, sour, salt and bitter. The smells really give things flavor.
- Talking with your mouth full expels taste molecules and diminishes the taste of food.
- Smells stimulate learning; studies show that students given olfactory stimulation along with a word list retain much more information and remember it longer.
- Many smells are heavier than air and can be smelled only at ground level.
- We smell best if we take several short sniffs, rather than one long one.
- Much of the thrill of kissing comes from smelling the unique odors of another’s face.
- Women have a keener sense of smell than men.
