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How Sourness Works
- Sourness is triggered by free protons, unlike other tastes that use a lock-and-key mechanism.
- This unique mechanism suggests sourness might be the earliest evolved taste, potentially for detecting harmful acids in the deep ocean.
Sour Patch Kid Procedure
- The term "Sour Patch Kid" is medical slang for a procedure involving a rectal prolapse.
- Sugar is applied to shrink the prolapse before it is pushed back inside.
Yogurt and Aging
- Élie Metchnikoff's 1904 lecture on gut bacteria and aging sparked a yogurt craze in Paris.
- He claimed yogurt could prevent aging, leading to a "yogurt rush" despite later clarifications.