Water Trivia Facts

Water is the only substance found on Earth--naturally--in the three forms: solid, liquid and gas, and it is one of our most precious resources. Here are some interesting facts that you may or may not have known about water:

Water regulates the Earth’s temp and acts as a natural insulator.

A person can live one month without food, but only one week (depending on conditions) without water.

The human body is made up of 66% water, while the Earth’s surface is 80% water--97% of which is in the form of oceans and seas.

2% of the Earth’s water is frozen.

Only 1% of the Earth’s water is suitable for drinking even though the most common substance found on Earth is water.

The average household uses over 100,000 gallons of water per year (inside and outside), and the average person uses over 100 gallons per day (for all uses).

A dairy cow has to drink four gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk.

Facts garnered from United States Environmental Protection Agency’s “Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids’ Stuff” (URL: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/water_trivia_facts.html).

Did You Know?: Glass Bottle Recycling Facts

DID YOU KNOW?

• Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.


• Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled continuously to make new glass without loss in quality.


• If sent to a landfill, a glass bottle can take over 4,000 years to decompose.

Source: Fingal County Council, The Story of Recycling

Plants know when rain is coming

Pine cones can be used to predict the weather. If rain is coming, they will close.

Maple leaves curl upwards when rain is coming. This is a response to humidity and strong winds.

Also, plants, such as dandelion and clover, can accurately forecast rain by folding before a storm. Another plant that responds to impending rain by closing tightly is the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Do you know other plant trivia? Post in the comments.