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- Did you know The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake
- Did you know there are no rivers in Saudi Arabia
- Did you know the water in the Dead Sea is so salty that its easier to float than sink
- Did you know armadillos can walk underwater
- Did you know dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away
- Did you know porcupines float in water
- Did you know the typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres
- Did you know a rat can tread water for 3 days
- Did you know bottle nosed whales can dive to a depth of 915 metres (3,000feet) in 2 minutes
- Did you know snakes can't bite in rivers or swamps (they would drown otherwise)
- Did you know gorillas can't swim
- Did you know Canada has more lakes than any other country
- Did you know rain contains vitamin B12
- Did you know your blood is 6 times thicker than water
- Did you know camels can drink 94 litres (25 gallons) of water in less than 3 minutes
- Did you know cabbage is 91% water
- Did you know the first drug that was sold as a water soluble tablet was aspirin in 1900
- Did you know 8.5 million tons of water evaporates from the Dead Sea every day
- Did you know 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)
- Did you know dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away