Ingredients in chili increase your heartbeat, clear the sinuses and your mouth becomes irritated as evidenced by a burning sensation. This causes your brain to respond by creating endorphins, natural painkillers that are a part of body's self--defense. This causes you to experience a feeling of euphoria giving new meaning to the nickname "Chili Head" International Chili Society - ICS, the Ultimate Chili Cookoff Organization The History of Chili - by H. Allen Smith, the first ICS World's Chili Champion in 1967 The Real History of Chili - Brought to us by the ICS The Chile Gallery - Photos and descriptions of peppers World Chili Championship Recipes - 1967 to present
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The hottest known chile is the hardener, grown mainly on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico The Spaniards likened the pungency of chiles to black pepper, and called them pimienta , or pepper in English Washing your hands with a mild bleach solution will help remove the burning from skin which has come into contact with chiles Chiles contain substantial amounts of vitamins A and C
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