Spain's capital Madrid means "place of abundant water".
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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The Kangaroo Rat can last longer without water than a camel.
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There is a mass reservoir of water floating in space that is 100,000 times bigger than our sun and holds 140 trillion times more water than all of our oceans.
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Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
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There are about 100,000 bacteria in one litre of drinking water.
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