True - Poachers and illegal fisherman hunt sharks for their fins, which are used in shark fin soups. Shark fin soup is a delicacy growing in Asia. Shark fining is illegal in most nations, but this is not stopping their slaughter. Shark fins offer no flavor or nutritious value. In fact, as apex predators, sharks accumulate the toxic contaminants, especially mercury, of the animals below them in the food chain. Sharks are not on the endangered species list yet, but hopefully will be soon!

False - Sharks can exhibit complex social behavior and they have brain-to-body ratios similar to birds and mammals.

According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission there were 37 known vending machine fatalities between 1978 and 1995, for an average of 2.18 deaths per year. Over the past decade there were a total of six recorded shark attack fatalities in the U.S., for an average of .6 deaths per year.

False - More people are killed each year by soda machines than sharks. Yes, that is a fact. Only 1 person was killed by sharks last year. 4 people were killed by soda machines falling on them last year. Most shark attacks are shark bites where the individual lives. There were 71 shark attacks last year. All but one lived. You are more likely to get hit by lightning twice than get bit by a shark. Most shark bites are one bite to "test" if you are a fish or seal. Once they realize you are a human, they go away.

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