WATER

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT WATER

1.                 The average human brain contains around 78% water.

2.                 Sponges hold more cold water than hot.

3.                 Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.

4.                 When water freezes it expands by 9%.

5.                 The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.

6.                 A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel.

7.                 An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.

8.                 The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific.

9.                 You begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water.

10.            Sound travels 4.3 times faster through water than in air.

11.            Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second.

12.            A banana contains 75% water.

13.            After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water.

14.            Cucumbers are 96% water.

15.            A jellyfish is 95% water.

16.            Hippopotamuses are born under water.

17.            Giraffes can't swim.

18.            An elephant's trunk can hold over 5 liters of water.

19.            The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake.

20.            There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.

21.            The water in the Dead Sea is so salty that its easier to float than sink.

22.            Armadillos can walk underwater.

23.            Dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away.

24.            Porcupines float in water.

25.            The typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres.

26.            A rat can tread water for 3 days.

27.            Bottle nosed whales can dive to a depth of 915 metres (3,000feet) in 2 minutes.

28.            Snakes can't bite in rivers or swamps (they would drown otherwise).

29.            Gorillas can't swim.

30.            Canada has more lakes than any other country.

31.            Rain contains vitamin B-12.

32.            Your blood is 6 times thicker than water.

33.            Camels can drink 94 litres (25 gallons) of water in less than 3 minutes.

34.            Cabbage is 91% water.

35.            The first drug that was sold as a water soluble tablet was aspirin in 1900.

36.            8.5 million tons of water evaporates from the Dead Sea every day.

37.            The primary reason for growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings (rice can grow in well drained areas).

38.            Dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away.

39.            The average shower temperature is 38C (101F).

40.            Raindrops are not tear shaped (they more resemble the shape of a tiny hamburger bun).

41.            The average human drinks over 60,566 litres (16,000 gallons) of water in a lifetime.

42.            Flushable toilets were in use in ancient Rome.

43.            Sea water is approximately 3.5% salt.

44.            When hydrogen burns in the air water is formed.

45.            Sun light can penetrate clean ocean water up to a depth of 73m (240 feet).