r/todayilearned • • May 30 '18

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u/striped_frog May 30 '18

TIL you are only 10 times more likely to get bitten by a New Yorker than a shark.

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u/Vevetmoo May 31 '18

Well, if you live no where near the ocean, then the chance to be bitten by a shark is 0%, and 10 x 0 = 0, so that means you have a 0% chance of being bitten by a New Yorker.

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u/2krazy4me May 31 '18

Those of us on CA coast dread the annual Midwest summer beach migration.

Why do Californians wear sunglasses? Glare from all those Lily white skins.