On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:38:02 -0500, Ev Convert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> This blog post suggests that hot peppers evolved to NOT be eaten by  
> mammals.
>
> http://www.scienceblogs.com/clock/2006/07/hot_peppers_why_are_they_hot.php

I have often wondered what person first bit into a Jalapeno and decided it  
was food.

This principle has been in use for a while, as you can get "squirrel  
proof" bird seed that is treated with hot pepper extract.  Squirrels don't  
like it at all, but the birds don't mind a bit.

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   Robert Kesterson
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