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Michael Phelps Disappoints America, Does Not Get Eaten By a Shark on TV

PHELPS VS. SHARK

Discovery’s Shark Week has been promoting a race between the Olympic hero and a shark, raising the question: “What!?” It finally aired, and our bloodthirst was not satisfied.

Kevin Fallon
Kevin Fallon 

Senior Editor, Obsessed

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Kevin Fallon

Kevin Fallon

Senior Editor, Obsessed

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