25 little-known facts about the important substances on Earth
• 25 little-known facts about the important substances on Earth
Life on Earth is impossible without water. It plays an important role in the life of all creatures, from bacteria and plants to people. This material occupies 71% of our planet's surface (land - only 29%). Oceans together with rivers, lakes, groundwater, and ice forms the so-called hydrosphere - water jacket. Its weight is 1, 46 • 1021 kg. Other interesting facts about water, see below.
Every year, 3 to 4 million people die of causes related to water. UNICEF Ethiopia

In Africa and Asia, people have to travel an average of 6 km to reach the source of drinking water. CIFOR

The private swimming pool in California on average loses 3785 liters of water per month due to evaporation and other natural causes. uilherme pavan

The average toilet at each sink consumes 6 liters of clean water. Matt DeTurck

Your bones are 31% water. sandra Lechner

Only 1% of the world's water is suitable for drinking. gary Edenfield

About one person out of nine does not have access to safe drinking water sources. UNAMID

Nearly 700 million Chinese people drink contaminated water every day. Francois de Halleux

The boiling point of water at the top of Mount Everest is about 71 ° C. Göran Höglund (Kartläsarn)

Giraffes can live without drinking water longer than a camel. Tambako The Jaguar

Bill Gates is sponsoring the development of a device that processes the faeces for drinking water. OnInnovation

Expiry date on the bottles of water specified for the bottle itself, not water. Eric

In deep space floats "reservoir" which, by weight of 140 trillion times larger than the mass of all the water on Earth. NASA

Hot water is heavier than cold. jonas Weckschmied

The man on each leg is 250 thousand. Sweat glands. mait Jüriado

The water has a light turquoise color due to poor light absorption in the red part of the visible spectrum. marjan Lazarevski

In order to manufacture a pair of jeans must be 11 thousand. Liters of water. liz west

The global respiratory delay record under water is 22 minutes. Aristocrats-hat

Mankind can only use 0 and 003% of water on Earth. zach Dischner

The use of large amounts of water can cause overhydration - water poisoning. Petras Gagilas

Two-thirds of the water used in the average home or apartment, is spent in the bathroom. gabriel Rocha

By itself, water is a poor conductor of electricity - this property enhance various impurities. kenny Louie

In the Middle Ages, beer and wine drinking water more often, since alcohol is safe to drink. Eric

Human faeces approximately 75% water. erik Gustafson

vending machine was invented back in the I st. ad. He sold "holy" water. Carsten ten Brink
