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Princeton got bitten by the Lafayette Leopards, losing 24-17 on a last second Lafayette TD. Princeton actually scored with 45 seconds in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 17-17. Unfortunately for the Tigers, 45 seconds was a bit too much time to leave on the clock for Lafayette...
...summer blockbuster's 25th anniversary, an increase in shark attacks along the nation's southern beaches is bringing back the movie's memorable teaser: "Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water..." So far this year in Florida, 21 people have been bitten--on track to surpass the 25 attacks in 1999. Recent victims include a surfer in Melbourne, Fla., who last week nearly lost his foot...
...Volusia County, where Danielle, a 19-year-old college student, survived last month's attack with 12 stitches in her thigh, sharks have attacked eight swimmers and surfers. A Kentucky teenager was bitten on the leg and hand on the same day Danielle was. The two met in the emergency room. "I was thinking, Man, this is normal?" says Danielle...
Worldwide, sharks have bitten 38 people this year, including 30 in the U.S. Ten years ago, the number of U.S. attacks was just 19. Despite the increase, shark experts say sharks should be more worried about people. Overfishing is depleting the shark population approximately 40 million a year. "The real story is not shark bites man," says Burgess. "It's man bites shark...
There are no vaccines for some tropical diseases--like malaria and dengue fever. And even the drugs used to prevent malaria don't always work. So it's important when traveling to areas where these diseases are endemic (you can learn them from the CDC website) to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, go inside at dusk and spray insect repellent on exposed skin...