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Monday, July 22, 2013

Why does birthday cake taste better than just plain cake?


Singing Happy Birthday before you eat some cake actually makes it taste better. 

That’s according to some new research from the University of Minnesota. That Happy Birthday ritual triggers what psychologists call our “intrinsic interest,” which heightens our feel-good senses, including taste and smell. 

The same intrinsic interest trick can work with saying grace or a prayer before taking that first bite of a meal or by proposing a toast before savoring that first sip of something.

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