Galaxy's centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum

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The discussion centers around the discovery that the center of the Milky Way galaxy contains a chemical compound that tastes like raspberries and has a scent reminiscent of rum. This finding is based on research published in a Guardian article, which references original scientific studies on the presence of amino acids in space. The implications of this discovery extend to astrobiology, suggesting that complex organic molecules may be more common in the universe than previously thought.

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Reading that made me want to invent a milky-way bar with raspberry filling... Haha, mmmm...delicious...
 

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