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Why Old Books Smell Good
“Lignin, the stuff that prevents all trees from adopting the weeping habit, is a polymer made up of units that are closely related to vanillin. When made into paper and stored for years, it breaks down and smells good. Which is how divine providence has arranged for secondhand bookstores to smell like good quality vanilla absolute, subliminally stoking a hunger for knowledge in all of us.
—From Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez’s Perfumes: the guide
Without a doubt the best thing you’ll see on the Internet today: Lithuanian photographer Tadao Cern’s hilarious series entitled “Blow Job” that depicts people experiencing gale-force winds directly to the face. Strap yourself in and prepare to die laughing — the Facebook album’s up to 100 photos.
(From ThisIsColossal)
‘Das nice.