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June 16, 2006

Strange But True!

Q. From an Oklahoma City reader: “I grew up on a farm and the smell of ripe manure in the barns never offended like the human variety. What gives?”

A. Probably this stems from cows and horses being herbivores, humans carnivores. The distinction even shows up in babies: Breastfed, they give a milder smell, but with the coming of solid foods, especially meats, things change.


 
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