Yep, it took me a while, but I finally figured it out. In true manly style, I never even asked.

I just waited until someone happened to tell me.

I get it, you think I'm joking, right?

Suddenly, people doubt my incredible manliness just because I acknowledge it, huh?

Well then, before I tell you how I learned about it, let's provide a little evidence for you to consider.

Remember back when some steemians were doing the 22 push-ups a day for 22 days challenge?

You might wonder why you never saw me enter...

Simply put, it wouldn't even be a challenge.

Just watch this video below and count how many I can do in a row.

Tell you what, just quit at 1000 and take my word for the rest.

Here's a little more evidence for you to consider.

Look at how big my bicep is when I flex it and push it tight against my chest to flatten it out!

If you don't think it looks very big, just zoom in, it'll keep growing!

If you've been around for a while, you might remember that I once did a post titledAll the Macho Manliness That I can Muster.

No one doubted it then!

Also, how many other steemians have you seen do the following?

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Repeatedly handle venomous snakes.

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Put a live scorpion in their mouth.

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Manhandle wild Armadillos even though they might be carrying leprosy.

Yeah, I couldn't think of any others either.

So, now that everyone agrees that I am incredibly manly, how exactly did I figure out why?

STEEMIT OF COURSE!

@jsantana posted this article two days ago and shared that he had just learned that men who consume peppers have more testosterone.

Thankfully, I saw that post two days ago and was able to drop an encouraging reply on it, like the one below.

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But, I was too busy to enjoy the post at that moment.

I just gave @jsantana the benefit of the doubt, the upvote, and the reply at the time, and came back to read it now.

According to his post:

the high level of pepper consumption by men can be reflected in the increased level of testosterone. Testosterone we know is the male hormone responsible for the increase in characteristics such as aggression, recklessness and increased sexual appetite in man.

source

As I read that and learned about where my some of my incredible manliness comes from, I couldn't help but notice two pieces of evidence that stuck out.

recklessness

Hmm... Armadillos and Venomous snakes in the hand and a Scorpion in mouth ring a bell?

and increased sexual appetite

Hmm... I already have four little ones and @mama-pepper is pregnant with the fifth.

I won't go into details if you can't connect the dots, so just trust me that such evidence may be in my favor as well.

As @countryinspired said in his reply to the post from @jsantana:

If this is true, then @papa-pepper is the manliest man here on Steemit!

Yep.

It also may solve the mystery of why our other famous hot-head @meesterboom and I have been rumored to be twins.

Just look at the similarities in these pictures of us.

I never thought that I would learn so much about myself on steemit, but it has blessed me in incredible ways, and now you know!

Except for the quotes and @meesterboom photo,

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