TAKE THIS, SOUTH PARK FANS: Redheads Feel Pain Differently Than the Rest of Us. “If you think redheads are inherently different, well, you’d be right; they’re better than you. In fact, they have a higher pain threshold than most of us, and can handle spicier food, too. It turns out that gingers are less sensitive to stinging pain in the skin, according to researchers who injected capsicum, the active ingredient in chilies, into the arms of patients.”