“Old people smell” is for real — and it isn’t mothballs, Jean Naté or pipe tobacco. It’s a mild and not unpleasant odor compared with the intense, unpleasant smell emitted by 40- to 50-something guys, a new study finds.
Scientists don’t know what makes up this vintage chemical fingerprint, but the research suggests that apologies to your grandparents may be in order.
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