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110 Amazing Water Facts You Should Know But No 72 Would Shock You More by seggzz(m): 8:39pm On Aug 26, 2016
Water is the most important resource in the world. Here are 110 amazing facts about water that you may not know.

(1). 68.7% of the fresh water on Earth is trapped in glaciers.

(2). 30% of fresh water is in the ground.

(3). 1.7% of the world's water is frozen and therefore unusable.

(4).Approximately 400 billion gallons of water are used in the United States per day.

(5).Nearly one-half of the water used by Americans is used for thermoelectric power generation.

(6). In one year, the average American residence uses over 100,000 gallons (indoors and outside).

(7). Water can dissolve more substances than any other liquid including sulfuric acid.

(cool.The freezing point of water lowers as the amount of salt dissolved in at increases. With average levels of salt, seawater freezes at -2 °C (28.4 °F).

(9). About 6,800 gallons of water is required to grow a day's food for a family of four.

(10). To create one pint of beer it takes 20 gallons of water.

(11). 780 million people lack access to an improved water source.

(12). In just one day, 200 million work hours are consumed by women collecting water for their families.

(13). 1/3 what the world spends on bottled water in one year could pay for projects providing water to even in need.

(14). Unsafe water kills 200 children every hour.

(15). Water weighs about 8 pounds a gallon.

(16). It takes 120 gallons of water for one egg.

(17). A jellyfish and a cucumber are each 95% water.

For more, check http://seggzz2005..co.ke/2016/08/110-amazing-water-facts-you-should-know.html?m=1

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