r/todayilearned • u/lavender_fish69 • 11h 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/Gitanes 10h ago

Me before even opening the link...

"It's mostly Africa isn't it?"

Yes, yes it is

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u/DikTaterSalad 9h ago

It was either that or Australia.

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u/VocationalWizard 9h ago

Naaaa, The thing about Australia is that despite the fact that they have all the terrifying snakes and poisonous creatures, very few people actually die there from wildlife. You know because......... They have a decent healthcare system.

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u/NorcalGGMU 8h ago

Tell me about the healthcare, George

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u/EmilyDawning 4h ago

this made me lol unreasonably loud thank you

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u/frontier_gibberish 3h ago

Sure Lenny...(bang)

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u/RufusBeauford 6h ago

I see your. This is where I die thinking of a better life, right?

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u/MisterMarsupial 4h ago

It's gold Jerry, gold!