So just how dangerous might a man-eating shark be, if it spots you on a surfboard off the Cornish coast?
According to the International Wildlife Museum, the odds of getting attacked and killed by a shark are 1 in 3,748,067. In a lifetime, you are more likely to die from fireworks (1 in 340,733), lightning (1 in 79,746), drowning (1 in 1,134), a car accident (1 in 84), stroke (1 in 24), or heart disease (1 in 5).
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