Knowledge Is Venomous, Actually

Knowledge Is Venomous, Actually
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Remember that crucial distinction between poisonous (toxic when you eat it) and venomous (toxic when it injects you)? The Oklahoma Wildlife Department certainly does! The poor stranger learned this taxonomic technicality the hard way—through empirical testing with rather severe physiological consequences. Nothing teaches biological classification quite like anaphylactic shock. Next time, maybe consult a field guide instead of conducting a first-person experiment?

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