Indian Chili Bomb: Military Uses Bhut Jolokia Pepper vs Terrorism

The “bhut jolokia”—the world’s spiciest chili pepper—is now the Indian military’s newest weapon against terrorism. Defence officials are using the red hot chili pepper to make “chili grenades” as a...

Explorers find 1780 British warship in Lake Ontario

A 22-gun warship that sunk in Lake Ontario during the American Revolution has been discovered at the bottom of the lake. It is well preserved in the cold, deep water, and has long since been known as one of the...

Professor invents red hot chilli meter

This could take the fun out of second guessing how hot a chilli is before taking a bite. " Professor Richard Compton of the University of Oxford has been experimenting with the world's hottest pepper...

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