Did you know?

[rssllue]

More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world!

[rssllue]

The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war. Does this make them cockroaches then?

[Bighuey]

You cant get rid of them no matter what. What do we give them, money that glows in the dark?

Some rental agreements have a haunted house clause. If you are bothered by ghosts, you can break your lease.

[Gravy]

The shark pictured on the poster for Jaws was a great white.
However the teeth of a great white were deemed not scary enough and so the teeth of a mako were used instead.

[Bighuey]

Sharks have extra teeth behind the teeth they use that roll forward when the working teeth wear out.

[rssllue]

Yikes! See why I don't like them stinkin' sharks?

An elephant's tooth can weigh as much as 12 pounds.

[Bighuey]

A trip to the dentist would be interesting to say the least.

I cant think of any off-the-wall things right now. Maybe later.

[PashaRu]

There are more life forms living on your skin than there are people on the planet.

[Gravy]

Yikes! See why I don't like them stinkin' sharks?

An elephant's tooth can weigh as much as 12 pounds.

SHARK ATTACK FACTS
93% of shark attacks from 1580 to 2010 worldwide were on males.
In 2010, North American Waters had 42% of all confirmed unprovoked attacks worldwide (32 attacks).

Surfers accounted for 50.8% of all attacks in 2010.

Swimmers and Waders accounted for 38% of all attacks in 2010.

Snorkelers and divers accounted for 8% of all attacks in 2010.

Inflatable rafts/inner tubes accounted for 3% of attacks in 2010.
2010 was the most dangerous year for unprovoked shark attacks in a decade with 79.

Over the last half-century, there have been more unprovoked shark attacks in Florida (27 out of a total 139) between 2-3 pm than any other time of the day.

New Smyrna Beach in Florida is the shark attack capital of the world according to ISAF. It is estimated that anyone who has swam there has been within 10ft of a shark.

September is the month with the most Shark attacks in Florida (93) 1920-2010.

Since 1907 201 out 220 Great White Attacks have occurred when the human was less than 6ft from the surface.

You have a 1 in 63 chance of dying from the flu and a 1 in 3,700,000 chance of being killed by a shark during your lifetime.

Over 17,000 people die from falls each year. That's a 1 in 218 chance over your lifetime, compared to a 1 in 3,700,000 chance of being killed by a shark.

In 1996, toilets injured 43,000 Americans a year. Sharks injured 13.

1n 1996, buckets and pails injured almost 11,000 Americans. Sharks injured 13.

In 1996, 2600 Americans were injured by room fresheners. Sharks injured 13.

The US averages just 19 shark attacks each year and one shark-attack fatality every two years. Meanwhile, in the coastal U.S. states alone, lightning strikes and kills more than 37 people each year.

Since 1959, Florida has had more shark attacks (603) than lightning fatalities (459).

Since 1959, California has had more shark attacks than lightning fatalities (89/30).

Since 1959, Hawaii has had 97 Shark attacks but no lightning fatalities.

Only 5 people die from shark attacks yearly, while millions of people die from starvation.

Since 1905, Natal (where Durban is) has had 89 shark attacks and 27 fatalities.
For every human killed by a shark, humans kill approximately two million sharks.

Most shark attacks occur less than 100 feet from the shore mainly around popular beaches in North America (especially Florida and Hawaii), Australia, and South Africa.

In 2008 a Polar bear Jaw was found in a Greenland Shark's stomach.

A whale shark can filter 1.5 million litres (400,000 gallons) of water an hour when feeding. That's enough to supply 1,000 US homes for a day.

Sorry for the long post but I love sharks and have to defend them.

[rssllue]

You can defend the beasties if you must but remember that if you fall in, they will most likely eat you!

Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space.

[Gravy]

You can defend the beasties if you must but remember that if you fall in, they will most likely eat you!

That's a great white

Are sharks wild animals that should be treated with respect?
Yes
Are they blood crazy man eaters who we should kill out of irrational fear?
No

Free diving with sharks is something I'd love to do.
Most shark species are under 3 feet long.
The largest shark is a filter feeder like whales.
People kill more sharks in a 24 hour period than sharks have ever killed people.

[PashaRu]

Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

[Gravy]

The person who is responsible for Pluto being down-graded to a dwarf planet recieved death threats

[reynolds1996]

If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar

[PashaRu]

The name "Jeep" came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.