+304 It's interesting how certain smells can evoke seemingly random memories from your past, and how you are able to associate these different scents to events of your life. amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

e.g. The day before starting high school, I had just got a new stick of deodorant (Phoenix, to be exact). I smelled that same scent in the store today and it instantly reminded me of the first week of high school, and sort of gave me a feeling of adventure and experiencing new chapters of your life, etc.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

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by Anonymous 11 years ago

That's because the part of your brain that controls sense of smell is located next to the hippocampus (memory), so scent is actually one of the strongest memory triggers. Learned it in ap psych. :)

by Anonymous 11 years ago

good science, man. But seriously, dont go around makin things up. We dont need the world filled with lies.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

What s/he said is true. I've read about it numerous times.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Dude, I was just walkin around, taking a stroll down Joking Lane, turned left, walked up some stairs, across a bridge, through a forest, and arrived at You're Taking This Too Seriously Avenue. Actually happened. Google it.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Ok, but in my defense, that didn't seem very much like a joke.

by Anonymous 11 years ago