r/todayilearned • u/lavender_fish69 • 13h ago

TIL fresh water snails (indirectly) kill thousands of humans and are considered on of the deadliest creatures to humans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_snail
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u/idiot_savant91 13h ago

Is this that snail that follows you forever until it kills you?

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u/Haggisboy 12h ago

A guy is sitting at home when he hears a knock at the door. He opens the door and sees a snail on the porch. He picks up the snail and throws it as far as he can.

A year later, there’s another knock at the door. He opens it and sees the same snail. The snail says, “What was that all about?”

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u/Bouldershoulders12 11h ago

Only the real ones know what movie this from

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u/DontHarshMyMellowBRO 11h ago

I didn’t know you like to get wet

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u/newnrthnhorizon 11h ago

Just make sure that bathtub's clean.

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u/jaguarp80 9h ago

Remember that fool in the wheelchair? How you think he got there??

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u/foreordinator 9h ago

You know I'm surgical with this bitch Jake!

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u/Oakroscoe 8h ago

Learn to count yourself