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There's a gene for that. It's like the Coriander gene but more rare.
Really?! I've never been able to find anything definitive. Just plenty of articles like this one that basically just say: "Tomatoes are gross. Craaazy right?" with no real explanation:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/tasters-choice-why-i-hate-raw-tomatoes-and-you-dont/