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Some fun WATER FACTSThe human body is 70% water.

1. The human body is 70% water.

2. One acre of corn evaporates 4,000 gallons of water each day.

3. Only 1% of the earth's water is suitable for drinking.

4. Toilets typically represent the largest portion of indoor water use. Toilets typically represent the largest portion of indoor water use.

5. It takes 101 gallons of water to process one pound of cotton.

6. You can survive up to a month without food, but only 5 to 7 days without water.

7. You could refill an 8-ounce glass 15,000 times for the same cost as a six-pack of soda.

You could refill an 8-ounce glass 15,000 times for the same cost as a six-pack of soda.

8. An average California family of four uses 162,950 gallons of water each year. This is enough water to cover a baseball field 6 inches deep.A cow drinks 4 gallons of water to produce 1 gallon of milk.

9. A cow drinks 4 gallons of water to produce 1 gallon of milk.

10. A quarter of the world's population is without safe drinking water

 

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