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Selfies Now Kill More People Per Year Than Sharks

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Selfies Now Kill More People Per Year Than Sharks - by John Dye/ AndroidAuthority.com

"We’ve had an unusually high number of shark attacks so far this year, but even so, Condé Nast Traveler has reported that even more people have died in 2015 due to selfies.

That’s right. It turns out that a bad mix of vanity and not paying attention to one’s surroundings is far more deadly to human beings than the killing machine of Jaws lore. Most recently, a 66-year-old Japanese man visiting the Taj Mahal Royal Gate tripped and tumbled down some stairs while attempting to take a selfie. His head injuries lead to unconsciousness and death. One of his friends wound up fracturing a leg in the fall as well..."

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