Fun Facts About Water!

8/4/2021 (Permalink)

The Worlds Water

Enjoy these fun facts about water!

• Did you know that the water from your faucet could contain molecules that dinosaurs drank?
• 97% of the world’s water is salty or otherwise undrinkable, 2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers. This leaves just 1% for all humanity’s needs.
• A person can live 1 month without food, but only one week without water.
• 70% of the human brain is made up of water.
• Drinking too much water can be fatal.
• Water covers about 71% of Earth’s surface.

• 85% of the world’s population lives in the driest half of the planet.
• Water is less dense as a solid than it is as a liquid which is why ice floats.

 As much as we love water, its not so much fun when it floods and damages our homes.  As always, SERVPRO of Charles County and SERVPRO of Oxon Hill professionals are here to help!