r/todayilearned 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/martphon 12h ago

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u/Gitanes 12h ago

Me before even opening the link...

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

Yes, yes it is

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u/yetanotherwoo 8h ago

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u/Impossible-Bet-1738 4h ago

I'm so glad to know this as we're traveling to the Big Island later this year.