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• petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It was a joke, but the joke was that capsaicin causes ulcers.

  It’s actually a common myth, it seems. Whoops. :p

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  • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    what’s capsaicin?

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    • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Capsaicin is the spicy chemical found in peppers and whatnot. It’s what actually causes the ‘heat’.

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      • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        ah i see.

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