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Deadly new chili pepper: One bite may kill you

• Tierney O'Hara - Terrence Aym
Most people approach food as a pleasure, but some approach it as a challenge. The Naga Viper, now officially rated as the world's hottest chili pepper is so hot it could kill you with one bite. Anyone foolish enough to pop one in their mouth will immediately experience Dante's 7 torments of the damned. Their tongue, throat and esophagus will feel like they've been scorched by a blow torch, seared with acid and damaged beyond repair. Despite the official assurance that chili peppers cannot kill, hundreds of deaths are suspected from chili pepper overdoses every year...

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