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Comment by HPsquared

7 hours ago

A bit like how capsaicin was evolved to prevent things being eaten by mammals, but... Well.. humans came along and developed a taste for it.

"Evolution! Can you give me capsaicin, to deter mammals? I want birds to spread my seeds!"

https://youtu.be/1fW2uTRdUJU

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tardedmeme  5 hours ago

They got the ultimate seed-spreading, since we farm them.

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