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 Water
expands by 9% when it freezes. Frozen water (ice) is lighter than water,
which is why ice floats in water. |
Nearly
97% of the world's water is salty or otherwise undrinkable. Another
2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers. That leaves just 1% for all
the world. |
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 Two-thirds of the water used in an average home is used in the bathroom. |
 It takes about 39,000 gall ons of water to produce the average car, including tires. |
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A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds. |
 Today,
we have the same amount of water as we did when the earth was formed. |
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 Water makes up 83% of our blood, 70% of our brain, and 90% of our lungs. Overall, our bodies are 70% water. |
Less
than 1% of the water treated by public water systems is used for drinking
and cooking. |
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 A
person can live without food for more than a month, but a person can
only live for about one week without water! To
stay healthy, a person needs to consume about 2.5 gallons of water
from all sources, every day. |
 You
probably don't realize it, but when you eat certain foods you get a
lot of water. Take the pineapple..it's 80% water or the tomato..it's
95% water or the ear of corn that's 80% water. |
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Fountain Sanitation District
901 S. Sante Fe Avenue • Fountain, CO • 80817
Phone: 719-382-5303 • Fax: 719-382-3441
FSDistrict@QwestOffice.net
901 S. Sante Fe Avenue • Fountain, CO • 80817
Phone: 719-382-5303 • Fax: 719-382-3441
FSDistrict@QwestOffice.net