Why are You Scared of Sharks? - Fantastic Fact 04

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Around 51% of people are terrified of sharks but,

while sharks where designed with a slightly

aggressive appearance, being terrified of them

is for no real reason.

Sharks only attack around 62 people per year,

and only about 8 to 16 percent of those attacks

are actually fatal.

That means sharks only kill

5 to 10 humans per year.

Compared to the 433,000 deaths

per year caused by sitting.

Oh, and you know how many sharks humans

kill per year? 100 million.

That's over 3 sharks per second!

Although, the lead researcher in the study

actually said that the 100 million was a

conservative estimate.

The actual number could actually be over

270 million!

That's over 8 sharks per second!