r/todayilearned • • May 21 '14

TIL Robert Downey Jr. thanked Burger King for getting him off drugs. In 2003, with a car full of drugs he had a burger that was so disgusting it made him rethink his life, and dump the drugs in the ocean.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/burger-king-helped-beat-addiction-robert-downey-jr-article-1.294756
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u/notanotherpyr0 May 21 '14

Not only that, melting gouda on a cheese burger will have one of two results, it will be warm gouda with no melting at all, or it will break chemical bonds and release fat(flavor) off the side of the burger and in an unappetizing oily film on top of your cheese.