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[โ€“] MTK@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Also, not all animals experience sour taste in the same way. For example rats actually love eating lemons! There are literally guides online on how to stop them!

https://pestcontrolweekly.net/how-to-stop-rats-from-eating-lemons/

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 weeks ago

you don't even need to resort to other animals, lots of humans are fucked and will happily suck on a lemon wedge with 0 indication that it's remotely sour

like, i enjoy sour stuff, but if i touch my tongue to a raw lemon my entire face inverts

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