"fact" again

[Laurence Horn]

At 6:57 AM -0700 7/28/08, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>Andy Dehart, "Shark Week Biologist," on Fox News moments ago: "On
>the Mythbusters show last night we disproved the fact that chili
>peppers do not repel sharks."
>
>Sic. And sic.
>
So given the context, do we now know (contrary to previous claims)
that chili peppers do repel sharks, or that they don't?  This may be
crucial information!

LH

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