TIL, that background noise affects our sense of taste, and is responsible for the taste of aeroplane food. User Qog73, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 12 Feb 2015
Turns out there actually is a scientific reason why I have to turn down my dubstep to taste my easy mac... User Pyro636, in the /r/trees - home of the ents subreddit, 29 Aug 2011