The human nose produces about one quart of mucus every day
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Top 5 Amazing Facts About the Nose
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There are about 5-6 million scent receptors, each one of 400-450 different types of olfactory sensors in the human nose and each one senses certain odours. They signal the brain to identify the smell
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Dogs have an average of 200,000,000 to 300,000,000 scent receptors depending on the breed
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Your nose can (with the brain) recognize (an estimated) one trillion different smells
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It's estimated about 20,000 litres of air passes through the nose every day
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The scents the nose picks up can evoke memories, cause aversion or attraction
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Your nose cleans, regulates the temperature and humidifies the air you breathe
