In fact, a coconut is more likely to prove fatal than a shark because coconuts kill more people every year – about 150 worldwide - than sharks do. The number of fatalities caused by falling coconuts is 15 times higher than the number of fatalities caused by encounters with sharks.
How’s that for a kick in the head? Er... bonk on the head...
It’s true; you really do learn something new every day.
Hey, watch out for those coconuts!
Wow. That's amazing. Who would have thought that? Thanks for the...umm...head's up, Martha!
ReplyDeleteHa ha...that's funny, Beth! Imagine being knocked out by a coconut; that's kind of a sad way to go, no?
ReplyDeleteHehehe - my best friend was working on a story about people stranded on a tropical island, and looking for ways to kill them off - I kept calling, "Coconut! Coconut!"
ReplyDeleteHa ha...ivynettle, that's hilarious. I wasn't really surprised about coconuts having the capability to prove fatal, but it was funny learning about it nonetheless.
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