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Canadian man eats 135 Carolina reaper peppers in one sitting (www.upi.com)

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[–] can 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yep, it's a Guinness World Record

Not only has he set an astonishing record for the fastest time to eat 50 Carolina Reapers (6 min 49.2 sec), but he went on to eat 85 more after finishing his record attempt!

He has a death wish