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TIL the deadliest animal on Earth is the mosquito and they kill around 725,000 people annually. Humans are the second deadliest, killing 475,000 and they are followed by snakes with 50,000 and dogs with 25,000. On the other end of the spectrum sharks only kill about 10 people annually.

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