#1
Up to 80% of illnesses in the developing world are linked to inadequate water and sanitation.
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#2
A water bottle production study shows that North American companies take 1.39 liters to make one liter of water.
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#3
68.7% of Earth’s freshwater is in ice.
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#4
Drinking too much water can be fatal.
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#5
The Atlantic Ocean water is saltier than the Pacific Oceans’ water.
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#6
A dishwasher uses 4-10 gallons of water per load, while washing by hand can use 20 gallons.
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#7
Water can be described as sticky or cohesive, water molecules want to cling to each other which creates large surface tension, for example, this means that water can draw blood from narrow blood vessels in the body, often against gravity.
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#8
There is about the same amount of water on Earth now as there were millions of years ago.
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#9
The Mpemba effect – Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under some conditions.
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#10
Since water is much denser than air, the speed of sound in water is approximately five times faster than the speed in air.
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#11
500 sheets of paper requires 1,321 gallons of water.
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#12
A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year.
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#13
Pure water, which does not exist in nature, does not conduct electricity. Water becomes a conductor when it begins to dissolve substances around it.
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#14
There is more fresh water in the atmosphere than in all of our rivers combined.
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#15
25 billion gallons of water are required for one year’s worth of global textile production, that’s including cotton farming as well.
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#16
16% of all water withdrawals are used by municipalities for households and services, and 12% by industries.
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#17
To create one pint of beer it takes 20 gallons of water.
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#18
In 1944, two scientists deprived themselves of water – one for three days and one for four days. However, they terminated the experiment before their condition deteriorated to the point where it was dangerous.
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#19
20 percent is the average amount of global industrial water pollution that can be tied to garment manufacturing.
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#20
If the entire world’s water were to fit into a 4-liter jug, the fresh water available for us would equal only about one tablespoon.
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#21
In Canada, there is more water underground than on the surface.
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#22
A liquid-water ocean hides under the frozen surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
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#23
A running toilet can waste up to 200 gallons of water each day.
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#24
A swimming pool naturally loses about 1,000 gallons (3,785 liters) a month to evaporation.
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#25
Only 0.007 percent of the planet’s water is available to fuel and feed its 8 billion people.
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#26
If you’re drinking on an empty stomach, water can enter your bloodstream within 5 minutes of your first sip.
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#27
A 2.6 billion-year-old pocket of water was discovered in a mine, 2 miles below the earth’s surface.
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#28
Water regulates the temperature of the Earth.
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#29
An average of 468 gallons of water was required to refine a barrel of crude oil by petroleum refineries in the United States.
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#30
Body water percentage changes at different times of your life: a human fetus is around 95% water for the first months, getting to 77% water at birth, later it declines even more.
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#31
40 billion hours are spent collecting water in Africa alone.
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#32
85% of the world’s population lives in the driest half of the planet.
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#33
It typically takes between 3,000 and 5,000 litres of water to produce 1 kg of rice.
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#34
Globally, 44% of household wastewater is not safely treated.
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#35
In plants, water defies gravity.
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#36
The first water pipes made in the U. S. were fire-charred, bored-out logs.
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#37
The weight a person loses directly after intense physical activity is weight from water, not fat.
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#38
Water expands by 9 percent when it freezes.
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#39
Water use has grown at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century.
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#40
A jellyfish is 95% water.
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#41
More than one-quarter of all bottled water comes from a municipal water supply – the same place that tap water comes from.
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#42
If all of the water vapor in our planet’s atmosphere fell as water at once and spread out evenly, it would only cover the globe with about an inch of water.
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#43
In 1998 the National Resources Defense Council completed a 4-year test of 103 bottles water, and found that 1/3 of them contained bacteria and other chemicals at levels exceeding industry standards.
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#44
The average cost for water supplied to a home in the U.S. is about $2.00 for 1,000 gallons, which equals about 5 gallons for a penny.
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#45
90% of water-related diseases are due to unsafe water supply, sanitation, and
hygiene, and is mostly concentrated on children in developing countries.
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#46
Global water demand is projected to increase by 20 to 30% by 2050.
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#47
Water is the only substance on earth that is found naturally in three forms: liquid, solid and gas.
#48
Water released from hydrothermal vents in the seafloor can can be up to 400º Celsius.
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#49
Using rice water to wash your hair can make it healthier and stronger.
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#50
Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with feces.
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#51
Approximately 50 liters of water per person per day are needed to ensure that most basic needs are met while keeping public health risks at a low level.
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#52
As of 2015, approximately 322 billion gallons of water are used in the United States per day.
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#53
According to some estimates, producing a car uses over 39,000 gallons of water.
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#54
69% of the world’s freshwater withdrawals are committed to agriculture.
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#55
The estimated annual economic loss from poor water and sanitation in developing countries is $260 billion.
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#56
Scientists predict that the water in Earth’s oceans came from water-carrying bodies in the early solar system that collided with our planet. Similar to today’s ice-rich asteroids or comets.
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#57
The earliest known example of an actual inter-state conflict over water took place between 2500 and 2350 BC between the Sumerian states of Lagash and Umma.
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#58
Your drinking water may be fluoridated to help prevent dental cavities.
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#59
Depending on the factory, it takes between 2 and 13 liters of water to produce one sheet of A4 paper.
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#60
Water-holding frogs can store water in their bodies for more than two years.
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