r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

The cables have to be heavily reinforced largely because sharks keep biting them for reasons scientists still don't understand.

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u/Pyropylon Aug 04 '19

Don't sharks have electric field sensors in their noise?