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TIL that Bulldog ant (Myrmecia pyriformis) is the most dangerous ant. The venom from these ants is among the most toxic in the insect world.

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awX5y TIL: During a disaster, the least wounded patients will make it to the hospital the first, creating what is called "the reverse triage effect" where hospitals will be full of the least critical patients. To counter this hospitals may simply send severe but non-critical patients home.
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