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I’ve been morbidly fascinated by the Scoville rating of chilliness ever since I paid a visit to San Diego’s Hot Licks.

Today, NMSU announced the Scoville-busting Bhut Jolokia chile – officially the world’s most potent sphincter-shrinker… this butt-biohazard bears more than twice the spice of the previous record holder… so smokin’ hot, Stephen Hawking dubbed it the Red Hole, so fiery Satan’s added a 10th circle to Hell!

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Incidentally, Bhut Jolokia translates as Ghost Chile…! One bite and you’re dead?

UPDATE: Ouch. Looks like the Dorset Naga kicks Bhut at a reported 1.6m Scovilles…