You sure your friends aren't pulling your leg a bit ? Maybe they saw the Simpsoms episode where Homer sold the Tomacco ? GM Tomatoes x Tobacco ?

Are there really trichomes growing on a tomato plant ? Really ? And there are trichomes in the fruit itself ?

I'm finding it difficult to believe... I'm experiencing the same feeling when I try to convince myself that there really is an invisible man living in the sky watching me... all the time...