He's been stung 1,000 times -- for science (insects)

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Justin Schmidt is in the business of pain.

The entomologist and chemist gets stung by insects to understand the pain they produce, why they produce it and how they produce it. It's all in the name of science.
"I've been called many things over my lifetime, but I think some of my favorites are 'King of Sting,' and 'The Connoisseur of Pain,'" Schmidt says. He's definitely put in the work to deserve both those titles.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/08/us/ki...rnd/index.html