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Selfies Are Five Times More Deadly Than Shark Attacks

I completely believe this. According to India’s Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, between October 2011 and November 2017, at least 259 people died taking selfies around the world….

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I completely believe this.

According to India's Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, between October 2011 and November 2017, at least 259 people died taking selfies around the world. In that same time period just 50 people died from a shark attack. woman take the most selfies, but young men make up 75% of selfie related deaths. India holds the record for the most selfie deaths with 159. Russia came in second with 16, while the U>S> and Pakistan have 14 deaths each.