Do you think you could eat a full Pepper X, crowned the world’s hottest pepper? Its inventor Ed Currie did. Pepper X is hotter than pepper and bear sprays, coming in at 2.69 Scoville Heat Units. | AP

'I was feeling the heat for three and a half hours' — There's a new hottest pepper on the block! 🌶️ Clocking in at 2.69M Scoville heat units, Pepper X is 3x hotter than the previous record holder, the Carolina Reaper. It was created by Ed Currie, who also made the Reaper. | NowThis