Canada is well known for its trees gushing tons of delicious maple syrup every year. Now that sweet flavor seems to have infested not just the pancakes and air of the nation, but its very currency. Canadians are asking the national bank for answers as to their odorous bills.
According to Time's Newsfeed, officials with the Bank of Canada deny any purposeful scenting of the bills. The response to the smell is a nation wide phenomena with a plethora of theoretical explanations. Some Canadians have even complained that certain bills lack the smell which has now come to be expected.
The National Post reports that the smell occurs with the 2011 polymer prints of 100 dollar bills. Canadian Press utilized the Canadian Access of Information Act to pilfer government documents for Canadians' comments to the bank. Many Canadians reference a "scratch and sniff" style spot on the bills which supposedly release the smell.
ABC News confirms the report, but also cites a more pressing matter. The money not only smells like syrup, but begins to resemble its texture under heat. Some large bills left next to a radiator became so affected by the heat that a local bank would not accept them as currency. Though, the owner was able to replace the money at an official Canadian bank.