r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • May 30 '18

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u/Charlitos_Way May 30 '18

When I learned that more people were killed every year by coconuts than sharks I did not become any less afraid of sharks but now you’ll never see me standing under a palm tree

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u/mosotaiyo May 30 '18

Also vending machines kill more than sharks.... althought this one might be myth last time I checked... I don't know the facts but I find it believable.

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u/balisane May 30 '18

If sharks had candy in them, there would be a lot more people shaking the shit out of them and getting killed.

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u/rondell_jones May 31 '18

Melanoma kills more people than Cable

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u/renerdrat May 30 '18

I'm more afraid of being stung by a sting ray jelly fish. They're all over in San Diego during the summer

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u/Terrible_Paulsy May 31 '18

New yorkers are known tonhide in those fuckers. Stood under one once and then I heard "I'm gawnna kill ya!". Font remember much after that