TIL the fizzy sensation on your tongue from carbonated drinks is not caused by the tiny bubbles popping; the fizz is our actual taste of carbon dioxide.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113831763



Submitted January 30, 2015 at 05:26AM by RossPrevention http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2u51jp/til_the_fizzy_sensation_on_your_tongue_from/