Coconuts kill more people than pit bulls


Do Coconuts Kill More People Than Pit Bulls?

A STRAIGHT DOPE CLASSIC FROM CECIL’S STOREHOUSE OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE Are 150 people killed each year by falling coconuts? July 19, 2002 Dear Cecil: During a recent ABC television report about how infrequent shark attacks really are, we were told, “Each year coconuts falling from trees kill 150 people.” That […]