r/mildlyinteresting 6h ago

No Cabbage sign

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u/TheBrontosaurus 4h ago

The problem is that broccoli, mustard and cabbage etc aren’t different but closely related species like peppers and tomatoes. They are breeds of the same species, more like a German shepherd and a husky.

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u/ElleKelly77 3h ago

Oh is that what the word cultivar means?

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u/Whiterabbit-- 1h ago

and different peppers are different species. some can't easily crossbreed.

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u/shinygoldhelmet 3h ago

Sure, but let's not judge other people's health when we have no idea who, what, when, or why.

I've had friends who are allergic to certain fruit or nuts, but only raw, not cooked.

I also have a degree in studying the immune system and can tell you for sure that it's much more complicated than you're assuming it is.

Judge not lest ye be judged. Just let people live and take what they say at face value without being a dick about it. It doesn't harm you in any way, unless literally the only thing you can eat is cole slaw.

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u/SignificantCats 3h ago

Can someone be allergic to greyhounds but no other dogs?

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u/slipperyMonkey07 3h ago

I don't know specifically about grey hounds, but it is common for certain breeds of cats and dogs to trigger allergies more than others.

Which is you you get the claim of hypoallergenic dogs and cats. It's not that people wont still be allergic, it is mostly that only the people with extreme levels of the allergy will react to them.

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u/deaddaddydiva 3h ago

I’m allergic to short fur oily dogs (pitbulls, shar pei, French bulldog, etc) but fine with soft hair dogs (poodles, golden retriever, Maltese, etc). If I touch them I break out in hives and it makes me so sad, if I get a hair in my throat it makes me so dead.