Jason Bailey

Two teenagers got attacked by sharks in North Carolina last Sunday, so everyone’s freaking out. But on average, sharks only kill one person a year in the U.S. And the same goes for other scary animals, like bears and alligators.

So your chances of dying from a shark attack this summer are basically zero. But here are six other animals that COULD actually kill you . . .

1. Deer. 200 people die each year by hitting them with their car

2. Bees, wasps, and hornets. On average, they kill 58 people a year in the U.S.

3. Dogs. They kill 28 people a year.

4. Cows. They kill 20 people a year, mostly ranchers. Obviously your chances of being killed by a cow are low if you’re never AROUND them. Other farm animals like pigs and horses kill about 50 people a year, for similar reasons.

5. Non-venomous arthropods. That means mosquitos that carry diseases. They kill nine people in the U.S. every year.

6. Spiders, 7 people a year.

7. Venomous snakes and lizards, 6 deaths per year.

Now THIS is an all-American product.

There’s a company in Missouri called Redneck Boot Sandals that’s offering a great service . . . if you’re desperate to wear cowboy boots this summer but know you can’t pull them off in 100-degree heat.

You send them a pair of cowboy boots . . . and they turn them into SANDALS.

From the photos we’ve seen, it looks like they carve out a lot of the foot part . . . turn the toe into a flip-flop . . . and leave the leather that goes up your leg intact. They actually look pretty well made. And also ridiculous, but whatever.

You provide the boots, and they charge $50, plus another $25 to ship them back to you once they’re sandals. So, $75 altogether. And the process takes one to two weeks.

You can start the process messaging them on Facebook.

Since you haven’t bought your dad a gift for Father’s Day yet, we can bail you out . . . even though we really shouldn’t because it just enables your slacking.

Here are 11 of the most common Father’s Day gifts, and the percentage of dads who say they want them . . .

1. A day with the family, 57%.

2. Electronics and gadgets, 37%.

3. Gift card, 37%.

4. Home-cooked meal, 36%.

5. Pictures of their children or grandchildren, 34%.

6. A hand-made card, 32%.

7. Tools, 31%.

8. Cooking equipment, like a grill or smoker, 28%.

9. Sports equipment or memorabilia, 28%.

10. Jewelry or accessories, 9%.

11. A tie, 7%.

I’m sure all you ladies knew this already…. But now there’s proof!

According to a new study, marriage might benefit men’s health more than it benefits women’s health.

Researchers found that marriage definitely improves the health of those involved. Men and women who have neither married nor lived with a partner end up having the worst health in middle age – with a higher risk of heart and breathing problems.

But men enjoy a bigger boost in their health when married.

And – bonus! – even when men get divorced, they’re very likely to hold onto their good health and their good health habits.

Taylor Swift used to be pretty strict about not showing her belly button. But she’s been a little more relaxed about it over the last several months, and this has made the Internet very happy.

A shot of Taylor in a crop top, purposely pulling her waistband down to expose her belly button, has become a meme on Reddit, and it has resulted in some pretty brilliant stuff.

There are about seven teaspoons of sugar in one can of Pepsi, which obviously isn’t good for your. But it turns out diet soda might be worse. Here are four reasons you might want to switch back to the real stuff . . .

1. Diet soda can cause migraines. The chemicals in the artificial sweetener have been shown to cause migraines, anxiety, and insomnia. And a study in 2013 found that when rats drank it, it damaged cells in the part of the brain associated with motor skills.

2. Everything else will taste worse. Artificial sweeteners overwhelm your taste buds, so other stuff doesn’t taste as good. Diet Coke has aspartame, which is 200 times sweeter than sugar. And Splenda is 600 times sweeter.

3. Drinking it actually increases your risk for diabetes. A recent study in Japan found that middle-aged guys who drank at least one diet soda a day were much more likely to develop type-2 diabetes over the next seven years.

4. It might not even help you lose weight. A bunch of recent studies have shown it does the opposite, including one that found you’re 65% more likely to become obese in the next decade if you drink diet soda.

And people who quit drinking it also tend to stop craving junk food as much because their taste buds wake up. So foods that aren’t loaded with salt and sugar start tasting better.

It turns out a lot of us do fairly terrible things when we’re on vacation. Let’s hope we’re not this bad in our day-to-day lives.

A new survey from TravelZoo asked people whether they do nine “bad” things on vacation. Here are the results . . .

69% of us have taken toiletries, slippers, or a robe home from a hotel.

67% have done work while we were supposed to be on vacation.

64% have peed in a pool or the ocean.

59% have reserved chairs at the beach or pool by putting a towel on them early in the morning.

24% have faked being sick to extend a trip an extra day.

22% have snuck something through customs.

13% have skipped out on a bill.

4% have gone to a tanning salon after a trip so people will be impressed with their “vacation” tan.

And 3% have cheated on their partner on vacation.

There are a lot of different techniques for eating spaghetti. Do you shovel it in with a fork? Slurp up whatever strands are hanging down? Cut it up first? Twirl it against a spoon? Eat it with your hands like a child?

Maybe we’ve all been eating it wrong our entire lives. Because it turns out an article in “Life” magazine came up with the official rules back in 1942.

Here’s the right way to eat spaghetti . . .

1. Use your fork to separate out exactly FOUR strands.

2. Gently and politely twirl them against a spoon.

3. Eat the entire forkful at once . . . don’t nibble it or take bites.

4. DO feel free to slurp up the noodles as necessary.

Now you know.

I went to see Jurassic World over the weekend with my son Caleb and noticed a few people wearing Jurassic Park shirts. I thought that was over the top….. I was wrong! This guy drove a Jurassic Park Power Wheel into the theater!! Read More »

If there’s one thing everyone in the world loves, it’s making fun of someone who’s wearing something horrible…. but thinks they look great. We’re all secretly catty 16-year-old girls.

A new survey found the eight biggest fashion mistakes women make. Check ’em out. Read More »