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		sharksandwich on Feb 11, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Gin Became the Meth of 18th Century England Your genes actually play a large role in how you perceive the taste of quinine http://www.monell.org/news/news_releases/quinine

look_lookatme on Feb 11, 2016 [–]

There's a Surprisingly Awesome episode about Broccoli and part of it is about genetic taste preferences and some people taste quinine in it. Very interesting episode:

https://gimletmedia.com/episode/6-broccoli/

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