I suppose if you had any kind of heart ailment, you might actually die eating one of these....
You are probably right. never thought about it that way.
We love hot peppers - 14 different varieties in the garden this year. a total of 44 plants. there are going to be some very suprised hunters this year when they bite into that first venison steak.........the dang deer decimated the garden, including the hot peppers.