statistics
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How Many Different Smells Can The Human Nose Actually Detect?
Last year, a paper published in Science made waves with the stunning claim that the human nose can detect a whopping one trillion different odours. But if you feel like your nose can’t detect a trillion smells, you may be on to something. It’s possible that none of us can.
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Do You Look Like the Average PC Gamer?
If you’re a white male aged over 35 with slightly feminine features, maybe you do! Taken from a sample of 500 Runescape players, this composite rendering gives us the best look yet at what a normal, generic, everyday gamer actually is.
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All The Stuff That Will Happen On The Internet In The Next 60 Seconds
This little video put together by BuzzFeed breaks down exactly what you can expect to be going on in the ‘net’s unseen annals during this 60 seconds and the 60 seconds that follow. But the real question is what are those people in the apartment upstairs doing during this 60 seconds?
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Nate Silver Offers Up A Statistical Analysis Of Your Failing Relationship
While data shows that overall happiness in your relationship fell eight more points, there is still a 31 per cent chance of makeup sex today, depending on average energy levels after work and how proactive you’re feeling (see chart). However, if you just order $18 of Chinese takeaway food like you did last weekend, projections…