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But sharks are BAMFs so here are some shark-based facts:

Most sharks as we know them today developed about 64 million years ago during the age of the dinosaurs.

Sharks can smell one drop of blood in a million drops of water.

The Dermal denticles that covers Shark skin is so tough and hard that before the invention of sandpaper, shark skin was used to polish wood.

The chance of being killed by a shark is one in 300 million. The chance of being killed by airplane parts falling from the sky is one in 10 million.

A shark does not have one bone in its body.  Its skeleton is made up of cartilage.  Cartilage is a tough material, like the material that shapes your ear.

Most species of sharks can swim up to 20-40 miles per hour.  A Mako Shark has been recorded at more than 60 miles per hour.

Weird things have been found inside a shark, such as a nail, a bottle of wine, a treasure chest, coats, a suit of armor, a drum and a torpedo.  (Yes, sharks eat armor. So. You’re fucked.)

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    One more little fact-...pee through their skin....fish...
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    the next time I meet one. If I ever do.
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