This is the secret real reason the Norse settlement of the Americas failed a thousand years ago: somehow, even far to the north, they knew that being on the same continent as the chili pepper, wholly unknown to Europeans of the time, was too much for them.

Uhhhh, I am living proof that descendants of the Norse can and do very much enjoy chile. I live in New Mexico, chile country: USA. (but we came over here fighting for the British when some upstart colonials decided they wanted independence, as one does!)

Green Chile Cry GIF

ALT: Green Chile Cry GIF