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[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I saw a video saying that this was so that birds would eat instead of mammals. Something about spreading out further.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep!

Only mammals have the nerve receptors to feel the heat.

Herbivores grind the seeds up. Plants don't want that.

Birds, who can't sense the heat, happily eat the pods and poop the seeds everywhere.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Has anyone checked for correlation between having a taste for capsaicin and not chewing your food thoroughly?

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

Shut up I just eat fast.