10 Fragrant Facts About Perfume

(via Listverse) Smell is most ephemeral of senses. We can easily imagine how the past looked, but rarely do we think about how it smelled. Given the lack of hygiene for much of human history, perhaps that is for the best. But for as long as there have been bad smells, humans have been trying to cover them up—and so perfume was created. Here are ten facts about the history of perfume and why it is much weirder than you think.