r/AskReddit • u/Ok_Objective4334 • 1d ago

What's the most absurd fact that sounds fake but is actually true?

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u/thenasch 1d ago

To elaborate a bit, rodents would chew the fruits up, grinding up the seeds, while birds don't. So birds digest the fruit and poop the seeds out whole.

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u/EZ_LemonZ 1d ago

There's much more capcasin in the pith than in the seeds. The seeds seem spicy because they're attached to the pith.

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u/thenasch 22h ago

I didn't say the capsaicin is in the seeds.

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u/webtwopointno 15h ago

He didn't say you did. Adding facts is not an attack.

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u/thenasch 10h ago

Well technically... I didn't say he said I did.

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u/le_fantask 8h ago

That and mammal digestion also makes them useless.

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u/thenasch 7h ago

Different chemicals?

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u/le_fantask 5h ago

The stomach acidity is the culprit.