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WHEN A RIVER OTTER DIVES,


its ears and nose close tightly to keep water out.


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ROUGHLY TWO BILLION LITRES OF WATER EVERY DAY.


45 MILLION TOILETS IN THE BRITISH ISLES, USING


AN ESTIMATED THERE ARE


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THE RIVER-DWELLING ARMOURED CATFISH looks as if it shimmers, but its sheen is actually the reflection of a thin layer of crystals underneath its skin.


4


MALE PLATYPUSES –


aquatic mammals that live near rivers and lakes in eastern Australia and the island of Tasmania – are venomous.


5 UP TO OF THE


60%


HUMAN BODY IS WATER.


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WORLD’S LONGEST RIVER, STRETCHES about 6,400km – the length of more than 42 million £20 notes lined up end to end.


THE NILE, THE THE RAIN THAT FALLS TODAY IS


THE SAME FRESHWATER THAT DINOSAURS DRANK.


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A BATH USES UP TO 75% MORE WATER THAN HAVING A FIVE-MINUTE SHOWER.


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THE SNAKE-NECKED turtle, found in the marshes of Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, smells like a skunk.


8


FRESHWATER MAKES UP LESS THAN THREE PER CENT OF THE EARTH’S WATER.


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safe drinking water and rely on streams, ponds, canals and open wells.


884 MILLION PEOPLE do not have access to


Across the world,


THINGS ABOUT


OUR PLANET AND ITS PEOPLE NEED THESE FACTS ABOUT SOME OF THE A


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