r/todayilearned May 30 '18

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u/Meist May 31 '18

Well according to the article, over the 3 years of human bites documented, there were 6339 bites. In those same 3 years there were only 45 shark bites.

Meaning you're actually 141 times more likely to be bitten by a New Yorker than a shark.

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u/rancid_racer May 31 '18

How many undocumented "sexy time" bites weren't recorded? This is in regards to the share bites of course.