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The first meteorologist predicted rain by smelling the air dramatically. Which is still the most accurate method in spirit.

✗ FAKE
Meteorology developed from observing weather signs over centuries, and the first scientific forecasts used instruments such as barometers. The first meteorologist is unknown, and smelling air is not an accurate forecasting method.

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