Man eats world's hottest chilli pepper – and ends up in hospital

Carolina Reaper appears to have narrowed the arteries in the competitive eater ’s brain, causing a series of thunderclap headachesA man who took part in a chilli pepper eating contest ended up with more than he bargained for when he took on the hottest pepper in the world.After eating a Carolina Reaper pepper, the 34-year-old started dry heaving before developing a pain in his neck that turned into a series of thunderclap headaches: sudden and severe episodes of excruciating pain that peak within a minute.Continue reading...
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