Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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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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If you get water flowing fast enough, it can cut metal.
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Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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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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Spain's capital Madrid means "place of abundant water".
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There are about 100,000 bacteria in one litre of drinking water.
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