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Did you know? Fun facts about water!

There is the exact amount of water on Earth today as when the Earth was formed.

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This month we are exploring All About Water. Did you know...

There is the exact amount of water on Earth today as when the Earth was formed!

Other fun facts:

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  • Water is never totally consumed. It always recycles itself, in one form or another.
  • The elephant can smell water up to 3 miles away.
  • A dog’s nose is so sensitive that it can tell the difference between a tub of water and a tub of water with a teaspoon of salt in it.
  • Old Faithful, a geyser in Yellowstone National Park, can spout water 170 feet in the air. That is as high as a 17-story building!
  • A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
  • The water from your faucet could be the same water the dinosaurs drank!
  • Did you know that dolphins always sleep with one eye open?
  • The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.
  • If you will keep a goldfish in the room without light for a long time, it will naturally turn white.

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