I just found out today that the 110 year "fact" that the tongue has different areas for tasting sweet, sour, bitter, etc, is a myth. It was first formulated in 1901 by a scientist who exaggerated his research and it become dogma for 100 years. However, recent researchers (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/health/11real.html?_r=1) have proven the map is wrong. The whole tongue tastes everything and there are not just four types of tastes but at least five and probably a sixth.
Everything people tell us is not always based upon fact. A hundred thousand high school science teachers can be wrong.
The real point of my blog involves where I came across this shocking revelation. It came in a video called "Read this before our Next meeting". Many meetings are called for the wrong reasons and only frustrate the participants. Check out this video http://michaelhyatt.com/videos/read-this-before-our-next-meeting. I'm going to read the book.
Finally, take a candy cane, touch it to the right side of your tongue, then run it all around your tongue. You won't find any great scientific fact, but it will taste a lot better than an onion.
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