From the archive
A 2014 study estimated the human nose can tell apart at least one trillion different smells, dwarfing the long-repeated figure of 10,000; we manage it with only about 400 types of scent receptors.
Source: Scientific American, Human Nose Can Detect 1 Trillion Odors
Today’s design
Chair No. 14
The original bentwood café chair; millions were made, shipped flat-packed as just six pieces.
See the real Chair No. 14 →A new fact every morning.Friday, 9 October 2026