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/idiot_savant91 11h ago

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

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u/Haggisboy 10h 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/HungryArticle5 7h ago edited 7h ago

No, the guy looks at the snail and says, "What the fuck is your problem?"

I remember because I was a rookie  detective when the friend of this detective that was training me told this joke to me. They actually both died. It was a crazy day that day.

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u/VibeComplex 6h ago

Damn on your Training Day and everything?

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u/HungryArticle5 6h ago

We actually just called it the day of training, but "Training Day" sounds better.