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While watching the “Today Show” this morning, I learned of a beach danger I’ve never heard of before: sand holes. You know how it’s fun to dig a hole in the sand when you’re little? Well, apparently all that sand on the beach acts like a very large sugar bowl. If you dip your finger in a sugar bowl and then remove it, all the sugar falls back in the hole. Though it may not happen immediately with sand, it does happen.

More kids have died from collapsing sand holes than from shark attacks. But until today, I’ve never heard of this ever.

Now why am I posting this on a blog that’s aimed to parents of teens? Because they also talked about a college student who dug a hole to lay his/her chase lounge in (don’t ask me why) and it collapsed around him and he died.

Just another thing that won’t hurt to talk about.

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