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People Share The Most Widely Accepted Facts They Know To Be Wrong

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People Break Down How Their Innocent Google Searches Yielded Seriously NSFW Results

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These Entitled Jerks Made Us Rage

Foods People Desperately Tried To Like But Couldn't Get Into

Reddit user cloudtdaz asked: 'What food have you tried liking but just can’t?'

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There's a misconception that some foods are so superb in flavor or quality that everyone will love them, but taste is extremely subjective. A person's sense of taste can vary greatly even within the same family.

There's also some debate about the capabilities of the human tongue.

Biology suggests human taste buds only detect four flavors:

  1. sweet
  2. bitter
  3. sour
  4. salty
But most culinary experts speak in terms of seven flavor profiles:
  1. sweet
  2. bitter
  3. sour
  4. salty
  5. meaty/umami
  6. cool/minty
  7. hot/spicy

What one person tastes is likely not an exact match to what someone else does.

Some people love spicy foods while others feel physical pain when eating foods featuring chilis. Some people are sensitive to salt while others add extra salt to everything they eat.

Because our sense of taste is so individual, it's inevitable some popular foods won’t be palatable to everyone. And that's not even considering texture, smell or appearance which can also turn a diner right off.

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Things Foreigners Should Avoid At All Costs While Visiting America

Reddit user AMGBOI69420 asked: 'Americans of Reddit, what places in America should foreigners avoid at all cost?'

Grand Canyon
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When people visit the United States of America for the first time, they often have a list of places to see and things to do (and eat!).

Get a hot dog in New York City before attending a Broadway show, take in the spectacular views of the Grand Canyon, or soak in the sunny beaches of Florida.

Of course, like anywhere on Earth, there are also some places and things which should be avoided at all costs.

Then too, not all guidebooks can give you all the information on things to be wary of in the most visited places in the country.

Some of which might save you a dollar or two, and some of which might actually save your life.

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People Share Major Red Flags That Scream You're Eating In A Bad Restaurant

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There is no feeling more frustrating than saving up for a fancy, expensive dinner at a restaurant everyone's been talking about, which you had to book months in advance, only to sit down to a very underwhelming meal.

What makes this all the more infuriating, is that there was absolutely nothing to suggest that this might happen, as the five star yelp reviews and sky-high prices suggested you were in for a treat.

Thankfully, there can be signs that certain restaurants aren't worth spending your money at.

Be it a grungy facade, a menu that seems a little too eclectic, or a less than welcoming greeting from a host, sometimes it's clear that you're bound to have a much better meal at your local greasy spoon than you are at certain restaurants.

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People Break Down Which Things Have Gotten Worse And More Expensive At The Same Time

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Over the course of time, we often find ourselves discovering things we once loved as a child that didn't turn out to be quite as wonderful as we remember.

Up to and including a restaurant we used to love, a clothing brand we almost exclusively shopped at, or an amusement park which dazzled us when we were young. While the disappointment could be owed to a slightly foggy memory, there might have also been an overall decline in quality at any and all of those places.

Making this experience all the more perplexing, however, is the fact that the less happy experience was much more expensive than it was when these same things brought us joy.

A curious imbalance indeed.

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People Break Down The Most Overrated Products Some Folks Still Buy

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Advertising can be shockingly persuasive.

Be it a television commercial, a radio jingle, or merely a flier on the subway, effective advertising and marketing can make consumers buy things they otherwise have little to no interest in.

Often to the annoyance of others, who grow increasingly frustrated that some products continue to sell when there are much better variations of the same thing available.

But even if these less well-known variants are superior in every way, their lack of a savvy marketing team results in their coming up short in sales.

With consumers having no idea that they are missing out on a much better option.

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