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Up to 80% of illnesses in the developing world are linked to inadequate water and sanitation.

press.un.org Report

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Headless Roach
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The remaining 20% are those darn archeologists that dig up mammoths in the arctic or something

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    A water bottle production study shows that North American companies take 1.39 liters to make one liter of water.

    npr.org Report

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    Calane E. Vanya
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I buy good, thick bottles and use them for long time. But I'm fortunate to have good enough sink water. I don't know the best solutions for places with worse source. As for plastic, it should be illegal since we have enough biodegradable materials. give subsidies for companies for modernization and, within a few years, ban the use of plastic and similar materials. It should be possible, but only from the governments.

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    #3

    68.7% of Earth's freshwater is in ice.

    usgs.gov Report

    #4

    Drinking too much water can be fatal.

    healthline.com Report

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    #5

    The Atlantic Ocean water is saltier than the Pacific Oceans' water.

    tandfonline.com Report

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    #6

    A dishwasher uses 4-10 gallons of water per load, while washing by hand can use 20 gallons.

    savingwater.org Report

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    Noltha
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strongly depends on how you wash by hand. If you let the water run all the time, obviously you waste a lot.

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    Water can be described as sticky or cohesive, water molecules want to cling to each other which creates large surface tension, for example, this means that water can draw blood from narrow blood vessels in the body, often against gravity.

    usgs.gov Report

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    There is about the same amount of water on Earth now as there were millions of years ago.

    askdruniverse.wsu.edu Report

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    kitten levels tokyo
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Water can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be converted from one form of water to another.”

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    #9

    The Mpemba effect - Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under some conditions.

    math.ucr.edu Report

    #10

    Since water is much denser than air, the speed of sound in water is approximately five times faster than the speed in air.

    geo.libretexts.org Report

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    Noltha
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not an English native speaker, but can the speed be "faster"?

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    #11

    500 sheets of paper requires 1,321 gallons of water.

    nationalgeographic.com Report

    #12

    A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year.

    epa.gov Report

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    #13

    Pure water, which does not exist in nature, does not conduct electricity. Water becomes a conductor when it begins to dissolve substances around it.

    usgs.gov Report

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely pure water will kill you if you drink it.

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    There is more fresh water in the atmosphere than in all of our rivers combined.

    National Wildlife Report

    #15

    25 billion gallons of water are required for one year’s worth of global textile production, that's including cotton farming as well.

    ellenmacarthurfoundation.org Report

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    Headless Roach
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's add a few words here. Having used all that water, a random major fashion outlet will produce between 10 and 16 collections every year, so that next they can contribute to the tens of millions of tons of unsold clothes, that end up in landfills globally every year, that in turn can take up to 200+ years to decompose.

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    #16

    16% of all water withdrawals are used by municipalities for households and services, and 12% by industries.

    unwater.org Report

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    #17

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

    columbia.edu Report

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    kitten levels tokyo
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We save water in other areas so we can use it for important things like this.

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    In 1944, two scientists deprived themselves of water - one for three days and one for four days. However, they terminated the experiment before their condition deteriorated to the point where it was dangerous.

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Report

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    Headless Roach
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The longest someone is known to have gone without water was in the case of Andreas Mihavecz, an 18-year-old Austrian bricklayer who was left locked in a police cell for 18 days in 1979 after the officers on duty forgot about him. His case even made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.

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    #19

    20 percent is the average amount of global industrial water pollution that can be tied to garment manufacturing.

    wri.org Report

    #20

    If the entire world’s water were to fit into a 4-liter jug, the fresh water available for us would equal only about one tablespoon.

    usbr.gov Report

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