http://www.miscfacts.com Interesting facts and fun facts Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:56:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.miscfacts.com/facts-about-the-beach/ http://www.miscfacts.com/facts-about-the-beach/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:50:14 +0000 Admin http://www.miscfacts.com/?p=115 Some cool facts about beaches, be prepared to be amazed!

• 1,000 people die in the world from drowning for every shark attack related death.
• In 2005, there was an average of 10 deaths per day from drowning.
• Males are four times more likely to die from drowning than females.
• In coastal states in the U.S., lightning strikes and kills more than 41 people per year.
• During an average year, vending machines fall and kill 13 people at the beach.
• 1,533 children are reported missing at the beach every year. It’s often due to kids wondering off or getting lost at crowded beaches.
• Florida has the most shark attacks out of all the states.
• One out of three beachgoers do not know how to swim.
• According the National Resource Defense Council, pollution cause 6,160 beach closings in 1999 in the U.S.

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