Fun facts about
Water is the most important resource in the world.
Here are some amazing facts about water that you may not know.
A cucumber
and a jellyfish
are each
95% water.
70%
of the
HUMAN
BRAIN
is water!
The Moringa tree, which
grows in Africa, India,
Southeast Asia and Central
and South America has
seeds that can be used to
filter water. The process
involves grinding the seeds
into a paste, mixing it with
untreated water, waiting for
the impurities to settle to the
bottom, and taking the pure water
off the top. This removes about 90% of the bacteria!
Moringa seeds
Sources: seametrics.com/blog/water-facts, worldforumfoundation.org/nature
A dog's nose
is so sensitive
that it can smell
the difference
between a plain
tub of water
and a tub of
water with
a teaspoon of
salt in it.
One apple
requires
18 GALLONS
OF WATER
to grow.
An elephant can
smell water up to
3 miles away.
68.7%
of the fresh water on earth
is trapped in glaciers.
It takes about
70
GALLONS
of water
to fill
a bathtub.
A person can live about a
month without food, but only
about a week without water.
Water can dissolve more
substances than any other
liquid, including sulfuric acid!
12 • MAY 2020 • Of f icialKidsMag.com
