What Is the World's Best (and Worst) Smell?

Scientists from the UK say they've worked out what the world's best and worst smells really are. It comes from a study done at the University of Oxford. And Coming in first place is vanilla. Sure it's not the most exciting scent I can think of, but apparently it is universally liked. Scientists asked 235 people from around the world to rank 10 scents from pleasant to unpleasant. They found sweet smells were the most pleasant to most people, which is why vanilla took the crown. It was closely followed by a chemical that smells like pineapples or peaches. While flowery scents came in third. As for the most unpleasant sweaty feet or rather isovaleric acid, which is also something you'll find in cheese, soy milk, and apple juice. The study's not just important for ranking smells, scientists also found that people around the world all tend to like and dislike similar scents regardless of their lifestyle and their cultural background which means we can all agree that sweaty feet, no doubt, deserved last place.
Charles Darwin Diary
Two missing notebooks once owned by British scientist, Charles Darwin, have mysteriously been returned! Charles Darwin is known for his theory of evolution and some of his early work is found in the notebooks. But they went missing from Cambridge University 20 years ago and were thought to be stolen. They've now been anonymously returned with a note that just said - Happy Easter!
AFLW Awards
Last night the AFLW celebrated its night of nights. There was glitz, glamour and a lot of awards. Emily Bates has been crowned the AFLW's Best & Fairest After an unbelievable season the Brisbane Lions vice captain took out the top award, beating out crows midfielder Anne Hatchard by a single vote. The awards didn't end there, North Melbourne's Tahlia Randall took home Mark of the Year for this big clunk while Freo's Ebony Antonio won Goal of The Year. There were 5 new faces in the all Australian team. North Melbourne's Emma Kearney was named the captain, while the rest of the team was dominated by Crows and Melbourne players. The two sides are gearing up to face each other in this weeks grand final at Adelaide Oval. It's the fourth time the Adelaide Crows have made the grand final and with the SA Government just announcing free public transport for all supporters they're hoping to get thousands of fans out for the big dance!
Michelangelo Drawing
A drawing by the famous Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo is set to sell at auction for a whopping 43 million dollars. The drawing is thought to be one of his earlier works and sold to a private collector back in 1907. Now it's being auctioned off in France!.
Weather Camera Owl
Cameras set up at Great Falls in the US that are typically used to capture the weather, recently captured footage of a curious owl.
Puppy Dog Eyes Study
Researchers from Pittsburgh in the US have been looking into how dogs give us those adorable and yet slightly worried and vulnerable puppy dog eyes. Turns out just like us humans, dogs have tiny muscles in the face and over time they've evolved to use those facial muscles to communicate with us.
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