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ELI5:Plants evolved capsaicin as a chemical weapon to trigger mammalian TRPV1 pain receptors, but humans actively seek out that 'fake fire' for fun. Are there any other animals on Earth that actually enjoy eating spicy things, or are humans the only biological masochists?
reddit.comu/Financial-Box6094 — 1 day ago