For those not in North America: this is a plant which secretes an oil on its leaves and stems where even touching it gives you an itchy rash which lasts for weeks.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My older cousin told me our family was immune when I was little. To prove it he grabbed some barehanded and rubbed it on my arm.

    Apparently we get it once super bad, and then our immune system ignores it? Which is even weirder, but that’s the only time I had a reaction