Things We Saw Today: Why You Can Smell That Petrichor After It Rains

Here’s a video from MIT laying out a bit about how the rain leaves that specific smell behind. (via HuffPo Science)

• In case you forgot that BODIES ARE HELLA COOL, check out this side-by-side comparison of the body shapes of the world’s top athletes. (via Bored Panda)
• Wes Bentley and Michael C. Hall have joined Pete’s Dragon. I am trying to picture Hall in a family movie but then images from Dexter and Kill Your Darlings are dancing in my head. But I believe in you, Michael! I believe you can outlive the lumberjack beard! (via Slashfilm)
• Trick your brain to get things done. Bonus points for the slugperson graphic they put in this article, which both delights me and haunts my dreams. (via New York Times)

Here is a Severus Snape dessert I would like to devour both for emotional catharsis and because it looks delicious. (via That’s Nerdalicious) (image via BlueBayDesserts)

This woman, Maria Wilcox, is the last fluent speaker of a dying language (the Wukchumni language, “spoken by a Native American tribe of less than 200 remaining members.” She’s currently working on a dictionary to help preserve its memory. This lady is my hero. SHE’S SO COOL, YOU GUYS. (via National Geographic)

I DIE.

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