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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #506: The Cigarette Snail.
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The cigarette snail is so-called because if it stings you, you have just enough time to smoke a single cigarette before you die. However, the venom actually takes one to five hours to kill, and prompt medical care can prevent death by keeping the victim alive long enough for the toxins to wear off.
May 25, 2026 at 1:52 PM