Posted AT 4:24 PM EDT on 24/07/08
A marathon tries to win sharks some well-deserved respect
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, along comes another Shark Week marathon. Be informed or be afraid. Much as the great white shark itself has evolved in popular culture — thank you, Steven Spielberg and Jaws — Shark Week has grown into a late-July viewing ritual.
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