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Do they still suffer the inflammation and other effects? Our eyeballs don't have taste buds but habanero juices will still disable you if they come into contact.


The burning sensation of "spicy" things is not mediated by "taste buds".

For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemesthesis




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