Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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