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Water did you knows
- 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
- Did you know the average shower tempreture is 38°C (101°F)
- Did you know raindrops are not tear shaped (they more resemble the shape of a tiny hamburger bun)
- Did you know the average human drinks over 60,566 litres (16,000 gallons) of water in a lifetime
- Did you know flushable toilets were in use in ancient Rome
- Did you know sea water is approximately 3.5% salt
- Did you know when hydrogen burns in the air water is formed
- Did you know sun light can penetrate clean ocean water up to a depth of 73m (240 feet)