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Why Do Old Books Smell? [Video]

Don’t you just love that old book smell that drifts into your nose when you open an old book or enter a used bookshop? But have you ever wondered where this smell comes from? In the following video, Richard from Abebooks explains how old books get that distinctive odor.

[Via Neatorama | Old Book Picture by BigStockPhoto]

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