

Veronique Greenwood
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What Benjamin Franklin Learned While Fighting Counterfeiters
Long before there were Benjamins in circulation, the founding father was all about experimenting with printing techniques as he worked on securing colonial printed currency.

Does Your Nose Help Pick Your Friends?
In a small study, researchers in an olfaction lab found that people who had an instant personal connection also had similarities in their body odors.

Every Pore on Your Face Is a Walled Garden
A close examination of human skin found that each pore had a single variety of bacteria living inside.