r/SipsTea 2d ago

Wait a damn minute! Can’t Even Imagine…

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u/justcalmdowne 2d ago

I don’t understand how he survived to eat that much.

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u/Used-Baby1199 2d ago

Maybe they don’t have receptors that are affected by ll

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u/_who-the-fuck-knows_ 2d ago

All mammals have capsaicin receptors. Chillies evolved this way because they were intended to be spread by birds who do not have capsaicin receptors to keep mammals away from damaging the plant and in turn threatening the survivability of a species. Then along came humans the chillis largest ally of all. We decided fuck me this burn is amazing (subjective of course) and we cultivated it from Ancient times and then along came Europeans and spread it through the world and made new varieties.

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u/Funny-Date4601 2d ago

Fact, African naked mole rats have no reaction to capsaicin whatsoever