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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A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
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By peeing in the shower, you can save 1,157 gallons of water a year.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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If you get water flowing fast enough, it can cut metal.
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There are about 100,000 bacteria in one litre of drinking water.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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