What makes jalapeños hot, and do they have other super powers?
Chemistry For Your Life
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The Effects of Heat and Pain on the Body
It's the same as a receptor that would be able to tell that you drink too hot tea or that your pizza is too hot. And we sometimes cough or really, really want something to cool it down is because we're trying to flush the bad thing out of our body. This is not good. That's why our nose and eyes water. Isn't that amazing? So weird.
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