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TIL Capsaicin is most concentrated in the tissues surrounding the seeds, and it triggers taste receptors found in birds and mammals. But it also stimulates a certain kind of pain receptor found i... (eugene.wbu.com)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/GoinThruTheBigD on 2025-02-07 21:15:21.

Original Title: TIL Capsaicin is most concentrated in the tissues surrounding the seeds, and it triggers taste receptors found in birds and mammals. But it also stimulates a certain kind of pain receptor found in mammals but not in birds, and that’s why birds have no adverse reaction to eating peppers.

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