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articles/2014/08/15/shark-week-is-lying-again-megalodon-is-definitely-extinct/140815-megalodon-schiffman-tease_euoza1
LIE WEEK

Shark Week Is Lying to You (Again)

Shark Week 2013’s fake megalodon “documentary” had people furious, but it seems Discovery Channel hasn’t learned its lesson.

David Shiffman

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