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by ndsipa_pomu
1277 days ago
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Us humans are just a pawn in the chili plants' game of spreading all over the world. Initially, capsaicin was produced to prevent mammals from eating the fruit (peppers) and instead encourage birds to spread seeds over a wider area (which is why they are brightly coloured to attract birds). Now that humans can travel greater distances than birds, the plants have switched strategies (or at least we've deliberately grown flavourful varieties everywhere we can). |
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