Strange facts about water you hear for the first time!

2019-06-10 2019-06-10T09:02:30Z
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In this article, we present strange information and facts about water that you have not heard before. Is cold water heavier than hot water? What is the boiling point of water on Mount Everest? Why are cats afraid of water? How much water is under the Earth's surface and in space? How many children die due to water pollution? And other amazing information and facts!

Strange facts and information about water

  • In 2013, two physicists managed to "tie" water into a "knot"!
  • The expiration date printed on water bottles is for the bottle, not the water.
  • 75% of human feces is made of water!
  • Which is heavier, cold or hot water? Cold water is heavier than hot water!
  • What is the boiling point of water on Mount Everest? The boiling point of water at the top of Mount Everest is 71 degrees Celsius (160 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Why are cats afraid of water? Scientists believe that cats are afraid of water because their ancestors lived in an area with very few large bodies of water, and they never had to learn how to swim!
  • In Peru, a billboard produces drinkable water from thin air.
  • The Guinness World Record for holding one's breath underwater is 22 minutes.
  • The record for the longest underwater dive is 55 hours, recorded by Egyptian diver Reem Ashraf (14 years old) in 2018 when it lasted 55 continuous hours underwater in the Red Sea, eastern Egypt.
  • How much water is under the earth's surface? Under the Earth's surface, there is a reservoir of water 3 times the volume of all the oceans.
  • How much water is in space? There is a reservoir of water floating in space equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world's ocean.
  • The percentage of children dying due to polluted water is equal to the crash of a fully loaded jumbo plane every four hours!
  • No runners have been reported dying from dehydration during a marathon, but there are plenty of runners dying from water intoxication!
  • The first coin vending machine dates back to the first century AD. Where she accepts coins, and dispenses holy water!
  • The chlorine in swimming pools is not what causes red eyes. Rather, chlorine is associated with bacteria in the water.
  • Water actually does not conduct electricity well, but the impurities in the water are the ones that conduct electricity!
  • The USA now uses less water than it did in 1970.
  • Soda was the number one drink in the USA for 20 years, until water became America's favorite drink in 2013!
  • In the USA, at least 22 million gallons of water is trapped in plastic bottles and thrown into landfills each year.
  • Tina Kristofferson, a woman with an IQ of 189, died in 1977 after drinking 4 gallons (15 liters) of water in an attempt to purge her body of what she suspected was stomach cancer.
  • If the Earth stopped rotating around itself, all the world's waters would gather at the poles!
This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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