Did you know that the scent of rain has a name?

Its name is 'Petrichor' and it is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry ground.

The term comes from the ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) 'rock' or πέτρος (pétros) 'stone' and ἰχώρ (ikhṓr), the ethereal fluid that in Greek mythology is the blood of the gods.

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