• The 34-year-old man developed intense neck and head pains after eating the chilli at a hot pepper contest in NY, and was eventually taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with thunderclap headaches (essentially an intense series of headaches that feel like a thunderclap).
• The condition is linked to a temporary brain condition known as Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS), which occurs when arteries in the brain constrict, restricting blood flow.
• According to a case report, there are no other known cases where an RCVS has been caused by chilli.
• The Carolina Reaper has been measured at more than two million Scoville units (the measure for how hot a chilli is). For some perspective, a very hot habanero can measure 50,000 Scoville units…

Read more:

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/09/health/hot-pepper-carolina-reaper-rcvs-study/index.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-10/man-struck-thunderclap-headaches-worlds-hottest-chilli/9634314

http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2017-224085

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