The incident occurred on 16 July at Rokugo Koka High School in Tokyo’s Ota Ward. At approximately 12:40 pm, an emergency call was made when several first-year students began complaining of intense ...

A man who entered a ghost pepper-eating contest landed himself in the hospital with a 1-inch hole in his esophagus – a condition that can be fatal – according to a new report. The ghost pepper, also ...

For many of us, the idea of eating a single ghost pepper seems way too painful. For hot sauce company owner Gregory Foster, a single ghost pepper is mere child's play. Foster has made a hobby out of ...

An American man had some bad luck after participating in an eating competition with one very dangerous component: ghost chili peppers, or bhut jolokia. The man began to vomit rather violently after ...

Approximately 40 students at a Milton-Union, Ohio, middle school were treated Friday by medics after they ingested suspected ghost peppers at the school, officials said. The incident happened during ...