Fun "Fact"?

Stay clear of the palm tree, a Maui tour guide told us... You don't want to be hit by a coconut!

Can they hurt you if they hit you on the head? my son asked, looking up...

Then down on the ground where a coconut lay.

More people are killed by coconuts than by sharks, the guide replied...

Hmmm. I wonder if that's true, ...It certainly does sound plausible... Or is it a local joke played on tourists?!