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Why does mint feel cool in your mouth?
Answer: It tricks cold sensors
Why: Menthol switches on TRPM8, the nerve sensor that normally fires when temperatures drop below about 26°C.
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Where does basil originally come from?
Answer: India
Why: Its name comes from the Greek basilikon, meaning 'royal', from basileus, 'king'.
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What nut is related to pink peppercorns?
Answer: Cashew
Why: In a 2019 study, 16 of 21 people allergic to cashews or pistachios also reacted to pink peppercorn in skin prick tests.
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What makes American mustard bright yellow?
Answer: Turmeric
Why: Turmeric's pigment, curcumin, is a natural pH indicator that stays yellow in acid but turns red in alkaline solutions.
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Which spice is a dried flower bud?
Answer: Clove
Why: Its name comes from the Latin clavus, 'nail', because the dried bud on its stalk looks like a small nail.
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What molecule causes Sichuan pepper's tingling numbness?
Answer: Sanshool
Why: Sanshool creates its vibration feeling by exciting tactile nerves at a frequency of about 50 Hertz.
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