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What is the difference between cats and humans that causes cats to get "stoned" on catnip while humans are not? Are there substances that intoxicate humans but do nothing to other higher vertebrates? If so, why the difference and what's the evolutionary reason?

by /u/Berkamin in /r/askscience

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