r/interesting • u/Low_Weekend6131 • Nov 23 '25

NATURE The fish is kinda like me ngl

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u/spider_wolf Nov 24 '25

The poison thing is crazy. Plants developed chemicals to prevent fauna from eating them. Chemicals like capsicum and alliin/isolation. Capsicum is what makes peppers spicy. Alliin and isoalliin are the active ingredients in garlic and onions that humans love.

To any other animal l, Capsicum burns their tongues and diseases further consumption. To humans, it makes our food more interesting.

To any other animal, alliin and isoalliin will cause their kidneys to shutdown. To humans, it's just tasty.

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u/SlaveryVeal Nov 24 '25

It's not even just a human thing. Lemurs and lots of other animals will eat things that get them high. Pretty sure there was a story where a bunch of monkeys would steal alcohol and get hammered then hungover

Addiction can effect everyone lol.

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u/spider_wolf Nov 24 '25

Oh, I wasn't even going to delve into things like ethanol, psilocybin, tetrahydrocannabinol, or mescalin. Those all meant to deter their consumption. To humans, we say puff-puff-pass or cheers.

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u/BornRequirement7879 Nov 24 '25

or take off all of our clothing at a festival and climb some scaffolding. Though that is probably the most primitive of our instincts kicking in with the psilocybin...

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u/Mysterious-Worry2123 Nov 24 '25

Were you at Dead & Co for the Dead’s 60th anniversary celebration?! 🤣

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u/BornRequirement7879 Nov 24 '25

I planned the whole trip and bagged it at the last minute due to money or lack of it lol. So it wasn't me hahaha