scents

I asked Crayola for a list of the 20 most recognizable scents (crayons are on the list, which is why they had this info) and here's their response:


Thank you for your e-mail and request for information regarding a Yale University study in which 200 people were asked to identify 80 common aromas. While we do not have the entire list, the twenty most recognizable, in order, are:

1. Coffee
2. Peanut butter
3. Vicks VapoRub
4. Chocolate
5. Wintergreen oil
6. Baby powder
7. Cigarette butts
8. Mothballs
9. Dry cat food
10. Beer
11. Ivory bar soap
12. Juicy Fruit gum
13. Orange
14. Cinnamon
15. Lemon
16. Tuna
17. Banana
18. Crayons
19. Cheese
20. Bleach

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