10 amazing facts about water 

68.7% of the fresh water on Earth is trapped in glaciers

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About 6,800 gallons of water is required to grow a day’s food for a family of four.

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In just one day, 200 million work hours are consumed by women collecting water for their families

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1/3 what the world spends on bottled water in one year could pay for projects providing water to everyone in need

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Children in the first 6 months of life consume seven times as much water per pound as the average American adult

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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under some conditions (commonly known as the Mpemba effect)

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A swimming pool naturally loses about 1,000 gallons (3,785 liters) a month to evaporation

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In Washington state alone, glaciers provide 1.8 trillion liters (470 billion gallons) of water each summer

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Household leaks can waste more than 1 trillion gallons annually nationwide. That’s equal to the annual household water use of more than 11 million homes

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