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This hauntingly hot pepper is a former world record holder for the hottest pepper. It has a scoville score of around 1,000,000 SHU.

What is: Ghost Pepper

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This component is an important one, it converts kinetic energy into thermal energy. On bikes, there are two different types.

What are: Brakes

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This car (and motorcycle) brand got big in America by selling inexpensive, reliable cars. You can still see many of the older ones on the road today, albeit in poor condition

What is: Honda

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This drink is one of the most popular in Europe. It is characterized by a little bit of espresso with a lot of milk foam.

What is: Cappuccino

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You probably wouldn't make it very far on a rocky trail without this footwear.

What are: Hiking Boots

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An iconic green pepper well known for its role in popular Mexican foods. It has a scoville score of around 5250 SHU.

What is: JalapeƱo 

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While you could go without these, most cyclists equip their bike with 1 or 2.

What are: Water Bottles

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Many young people modify this part to be a little bit more rowdy. It doesn't add any power but it does bother your peers.

What is: Exhaust

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This machine mechanizes the arduous task of reducing coffee beans into a fine powder.

What is: Coffee Grinder

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A campfire wouldn't be complete without this iconic treat.

What are: Smores

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This pepper is everywhere! It's a common household staple in many hot sauces, processed goods, and is even dried and sprinkled on pizza. It has a scoville score of 40,000 SHU.

What is: Cayenne Pepper

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The name for a cycling race of 100 kilometers.

What is: Metric Century

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MORE POWER! This is a method of making your car more powerful by forcibly shoving pressurized air into the combustion chamber of an engine, allowing for more/more efficient combustion.

What is: Forced Induction (turbocharging/supercharging)

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This country is said to be the birthplace of coffee, and still produces some high quality brew today.

Where is: Ethiopia

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Any outdoorsman worth listening to wouldn't go on an adventure without this ancient, multipurpose piece of kit.

What is: Pocketknife

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DAILY DOUBLE!

This pepper is one of the ingredients in the popular hot sauce Cholula. It's an old variety that is also enjoyed by birds. It has a scoville score of 22,500 SHU.

What is: Chile de Arbol (or bird chili)

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Not quite mountain biking, not quite road biking. This form of cycling falls into a bit of a gray area, much like the color of the terrain this type of cycling involves.

What is: Gravel Cycling

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This type of combustion engine is used by nearly every car on the road today and uses a cycle of sucking in air, compressing it, combustion, and exhausting the waste gas.

What is: 4-Stroke Engine

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Though technically an island in Indonesia, this word has become a nickname for coffee.

Where/What is: Java

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The most popular sportfish in the United States.

What is: Largemouth Bass

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A lemony-zesty heirloom variety born in South Africa. One of its close cousins is the popular habanero chili. It has a scoville score of 325,000 SHU.

What is: Fatali

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This bike is not for the faint of heart. Riders of this bike will often take their steel steeds on journeys upwards of 2,000 miles.

What is: Touring Bike

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This method of increasing fuel economy involves giving an engine a variable set of cams. This way the car can reach efficiency levels that would make you a road hazard without sacrificing your ability to accelerate.

What is: Variable Valve Timing (VVTI/VTEC/etc.)

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The pressure that the average espresso machine brews at.

What is: 9 Bar

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You're going to want a guardian angel if you plan on eating this mushroom officially known as Amanita Bisporigera.

What is: Destroying Angel

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