There are many foods that are considered in acquired taste, foods that might not be palatable the first time you try it, or something that just doesn't sit right with most people. It could be something as simple as blue cheese, or something like the Filipino delicacy

Balut which is a boiled fertilized egg with the embryo still inside.

Sweden has its own acquired taste delicacy which has spawned

hundreds of reaction videos and caused it to be banned by airlines.

Learn more about Sir Strumming, the world's smelliest food on this episode of Everything Everywhere

Daily. everywhere daily. A little story is easy to share. We can meet pink unicons, pirates and bears. We can even be pilots,

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A little story can make a big difference, but one of five children say they don't own a book.

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19.2% of respondents from a survey of 6,896 children age 5 to 8

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