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Beauty By Numbers
Fragrance
Perfume has a
long and fragrant history -- pots of scented oils cracked open in King Tut's tomb still had
a distinctive odor 3,000 years after they were created.
A look at the numbers behind these elusive indulgences. -- SARAH VAN BOVEN
2003: Year the world's oldest perfumes -- made of anise, pine, bergamot, and parsley, dating back more than 4,000 years --
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