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Re:Eating a manchineel “beach apple” (2000) by finid on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @06:46PM (#12258233)
> The point of 'taste' is generally to find things safe to eat.

Well, there were coconuts and mangoes around too, but our "medical" person chose to sample the only one he didn't know anything about.

Alaskans have this thing they say about Darwin and natural selection. I Just don't recall how they frame it

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Re:Eating a manchineel “beach apple” (2000) by maxerickson on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @07:30PM (#12258404)
Parts of the mango tree have urushiol in them. It's the same irritant that is in poison ivy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango#Potential_for_contact_de...

Cavalier picking of mangoes could also lead to unpleasant consequences.

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Re:Eating a manchineel “beach apple” (2000) by finid on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @11:05PM (#12259251)
As noted in that article, you have to be a special case to be affected by parts of the mango tree. From my experience, you really have to be a special case.
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