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by gpm 339 days ago
Anyone want to let me in on the joke/reference/pun/pronunciation/why it's a clever name?
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kushalpandya 339 days ago
There you go https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor

> Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.

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johng 339 days ago
It's actually my favorite scent in the world. I grew up in New Mexico.
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pcardoso 339 days ago
Also the name of a song by Ludovico Einaudi, quite popular. At least to me it was the first thing I thought when I saw this post.
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