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Game of Peppers: How the Reaper Took Over the Scorpion’s Throne

Game of Peppers: How the Reaper Took Over the Scorpion’s Throne

Far away and long ago in a kingdom called South Carolina, “Smokin” Ed Currie cultivated the world’s hottest pepper, which would become known as the tongue trippin’ evil-looking Carolina Reaper. But prior to this royal overthrow, The Scorpion Pepper was the reigning hot king from 2011-2013.

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Stoned & Sweating: 3 Reasons Former Drug Addicts are Addicted to Spicy Foods

Stoned & Sweating: 3 Reasons Former Drug Addicts are Addicted to Spicy Foods

Addiction is no joke and trying to kick any drug or bad habit can be a rough and bumpy road. 

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From Obscure to Mainstream: Why Spicy Foods Are So Wildly Popular

From Obscure to Mainstream: Why Spicy Foods Are So Wildly Popular

It’s so messed up, right? You were the first to like spicy foods and hot-sauce-on-everything in your squad and now all of a sudden the world is on the kick it up a notch wagon. “I was the first dammit!” you scream to your brother from another mother who just doused their taco with a tongue-throbbing habanero sauce.

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Mile-Hot Club: Spicy Meals at 30,000 Feet

Mile-Hot Club: Spicy Meals at 30,000 Feet

Mmm. Yum. Delicious! Those are not usually the words uttered in glee when describing airline food. In fact, the only reason most flyers eat the bland, plastic food is that they need something to coat the taste of the stale peanuts on their tongue. Of course, not all airline food is terrible, especially if you’re lucky to score first-class tickets aboard some of the world’s most elite airlines. In fact, some of the top chefs in the world are curating menus for first-class dining.

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