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		europeanguy on Dec 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Petrichor I've first encountered this word in a Calvin and Hobbes strip.

glanzwulf on Dec 28, 2022 [–]

Interesting, I first found the word in a Doctor Who episode. It was the favorite smell of one of the main characters of that season.

I wonder how many other different pieces of media have introduced others to the word

mbork_pl on Dec 28, 2022 | [–]

Not really a favorite smell, it was part of a passcode.

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