Chili peppers cause the pain your brain swears is real, but your mouth is fine
Capsaicin trips the same heat-sensing receptors that respond to a hot stove, so you feel a burn that isn't there—and we keep coming back for more. 🌶️
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Carrots started out purple, and the orange ones are not a royal tribute
Early carrots came in purple and yellow. The tale that the Dutch bred orange ones to flatter William of Orange is a nice story, just not a documented one.
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The croissant is French, but it arrived with an Austrian artillery officer 🥐
August Zang, an Austrian officer, opened a Vienna-style bakery in Paris around 1839 and sold crescent-shaped kipferls. The French took the shape and baked it with puff pastry.
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