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Ed Currie invented the Carolina Reaper and Pepper X. He has many secret farms across South Carolina where he grows the hottest peppers in the world.

"I was feeling the heat for three-and-a-half hours. Then the cramps came," said Currie, one of only five people so far to eat a entire Pepper X. "Those cramps are horrible.

These pricey peppers can cost anywhere from $60 to $300 per pound, and are about as spicy as cayenne pepper and much spicier than a jalapeño.

Fort Mill, South Carolina, resident Ed Currie has created the world's two hottest peppers according to Guinness World Records: the Carolina Reaper and Pepper X.

There's a new record-breaker for the title of "hottest pepper in the world." The new spicy pepper may leave you in tears. Here's just how hot it is.

Just ask its creator, chilli breeder and farmer Ed Currie, one of only five people to have eaten the pepper raw - something he doesn't recommend. "It took me about six hours to recover after eating ...

“Pepper X” is officially the hottest pepper in the world, weighing in with 2.693 million Scoville heat units. The creator reveals his process and experience tasting the pepper ...

The man behind Pepper X, which won the Guinness World Record for hottest chili pepper, explains why hot peppers are good for business.

The world has a new hottest pepper. And it comes from our backyard, right in Fort Mill. The pepper was developed by Ed Currie, founder of the PuckerButt Pepper Company, who spoke with WFAE's ...