Water Facts

Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.

It would take about 17,000 McDonald's strawfuls of water to fill a 34-gallon bathtub.

Canada contains approximately 60% of the world's lakes, with an estimated 2 million lakes scattered across its landscape. It also holds the largest area of intact forest remaining on Earth.

If you get water flowing fast enough, it can cut metal.

A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.

The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.

Dehydration is a common but often overlooked cause of daytime fatigue, affecting circulation and oxygen delivery to the brain.

A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.

Safe drinking water can contain up to 500,000 bacteria per liter and still meet EPA safety standards.

Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.

Between 50-70% of household water used during summer months goes toward watering lawns and gardens.

Cold water weighs more than hot water.

Water is actually naturally blue.

The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.

One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!

The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.

Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.

Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.

Madrid, Spain's capital, gets its name from the Arabic 'Mayrit' meaning 'place of abundant water'

If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.

Approximately 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water. However, less than one percent of this total water is readily available freshwater suitable for human consumption.

'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.

During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!

It takes a drop of ocean water approximately 1,000 years to complete a full circuit through the global ocean circulation system.