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What is something you can see, hear, smell, etc., that others can't? (lemmy.ml)

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What is something you can sense that few-if-any people you know can sense? Literal answers only.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I can smell when a woman is pregnant. I've shocked several friends by congratulating them before they even took a test.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

I don't know how to describe it. It's just different than their normal smell

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I‘ve got this one too. It smells like dry hay or straw to me.

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