More People Have Died This Year from Selfies Than Sharks

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This seems like a joke right? Sadly, it’s not. “Other deaths have been caused by distracted photo-takers falling off cliffs, crashing their cars, being hit by trains, and even shooting themselves while posing with guns,” said Science Alert. “It’s not clear if the number of daredevil selfies is increasing, but more and more tourists are making headlines because of their dangerous attempts at a memorable photo,” says Mashable.

This has left many prominent places no choice but to ban selfies or—at least selfie sticks in the case of Disney. Pamplona banned selfies at its famed running of the bulls last year. The Tour de France is concerned about selfies endangering people, too.

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Australia has issues with dare devils taking selfies too. They can’t get people to stop taking pictures on this rock that is on the verge of crumbling into the ocean.

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— 松下 巽 (@tatsumi38) February 9, 2015

And it’s been such a problem in Russia that the government launched a campaign to warn people about the dangers of selfies.

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