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24 species of sharks that have killed fewer people than Jack Bauer on 24

Posted on May 6, 2014May 7, 2014 By David Shiffman 6 Comments on 24 species of sharks that have killed fewer people than Jack Bauer on 24
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Promotional photo for "24: Live Another Day" from the 24 Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/24fox
Promotional photo for “24: Live Another Day” from https://www.facebook.com/24fox

After four long years of being cancelled, Fox finally brought back ’24’ this week! Star Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer, a counter-terrorism agent and general badass. Jack has had to kill in the line of duty many times. In fact, as of this past Monday’s premiere of “24: Live Another Day,” Jack Bauer has killed 273 people. How does this record stack up to a cause of death that so many people fear, death by shark bite?

Here are 24 species of shark that have killed fewer people than Jack Bauer has killed on ’24,’ according to the International Shark Attack File.  All fatalities reference the time period 1580-2013, and encompass the whole world. Only fatalities where the shark species has been identified are included here

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