Fun Facts 20

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Its a rather odd combo of Halloween and Sharks.

 

The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips

 

Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween

 

In 1970, a five-year-old boy Kevin Toston allegedly ate Halloween candy laced with heroin. Investigators later discovered the heroin belonged to the boy’s uncle and was not intended for a Halloween candy

 

In 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O’Bryan died of cyanide poisoning after eating Halloween candy. Investigators later learned that his father had taken out a $20,000 life insurance policy on each of his children and that he had poisoned his own son and also attempted to poison his daughter

 

When a shark eats food that it can’t digest (like a turtle shell or tin can), it can vomit by thrusting its stomach out its mouth then pulling it back in

 

The first pup to hatch inside the sand tiger shark mother devours its brothers and sisters until there are only two pups left, one on each side of the womb. This form of cannibalism is called oophagy

 

Even though almost equal numbers of men and women spend time in the ocean, no one knows why sharks seem to prefer to attack men. In fact, nearly 90% of shark attacks have happened to men. (HAH!)

 

Weird things that have been found in shark stomachs include shoes, chairs, the rear half of a horse, a box of nails, a torpedo, drums, and bottles of wine

 

The director of Jaws, Peter something, won't go into the water anymore after filming Jaws. He believes he is a marked man.

 

An ancient shark called Carcharodon Megalodon (“rough tooth, big tooth”) had the largest shark teeth ever found, measuring more than six inches long. Its jaws were big enough to swallow an entire car, and it was the same length as the dinosaur T-Rex. Some people believe this shark may still exist in deep water

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  • the guy who tried to poison his kids....is a jerk. terrible parenting.
  • turnips im carving them next year woot sharks are weird they have a lot of weird traits
  • I WOULD KILL TO DISCOVER CARCHARODON MEGALODON
  • Wahhh! That would be so weird if humans could throw up their stomach's.
  • Oh drea your wittyness never ceases to amaze me :)
  • HAHA i find that really funny that the JAWS director won't go into the water anymore after filming. He must be really supersticious or something? :)
  • well i am definalty glad im not a man!! i really dont want to die or be bitten by a shark. and the director of Jaws is definatly playing it safe. i prolly would do the same. ohh and turnip jack-o-lanters are not even close to as cool as pumpkins ones are so i can totally see why they changed that.
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