shark, n.Trivia

Shark attacks are fatal only 20% of the time.

Sharks can be tiny --- the dwarf lantern shark is only about 6 inches long

sharks are not as dangerous as assumed --- more people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks

Sharks are able sense a drop of blood from 2.5miles away

Some shark species give birth to live young, some lay eggs.

Sharks are unable to stop moving even when sleeping or resting

Greenland Sharks born around the time of the American Civil War are still juveniles. The maximum lifespan of a Greenland Shark is 400-500 years old.

Shark teeth are coated with fluoride which acts like toothpaste and keeps the shark's mouth healthy and clean.

Greenland Sharks can live for five centuries.

vending machines are more deadly than sharks --- between 1978 and 1995 there were, on average, 2.18 vending machine deaths a year, but only .5 shark attacks over the same period.

Sand tiger shark embryos conduct real life Hunger Games, fighting each other to the death in the mother’s womb; only the one winner is born.

Shark teeth are literally as hard as steel

Sharks are ancient -- they've been on the planet longer than trees.

Sharks kill a dozen people a year while people kill about eleven thousand sharks an hour

The dwarf lantern shark grows to be no bigger than a human hand.

Female Greenland sharks reach sexual maturity at age 150

Sharks can reach a top speed of 70kmh (44mph)

Dolphins can kill sharks by ramming them with their snout

Shark populations have decreased dramatically since the release of Jaws.

vending machines are dangerous --- they kill, on average, thirteen people a year.