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TIL about RTX, otherwise known as Resiniferatoxin. A compound that is 500x more potent than Capsaicin with a Scoville Heat Unit Score of 16 Billion. Ingesting 1/1,000,000 of a gram can induce severe burning pain and chemical burns.

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