Water & Your Health

Interesting Facts: Did you know that…

• it is possible to drink water that was part of the dinosaur era.

• an acre of corn contributes more to humidity than a lake of the same size.

• six gallons of water are needed to grow a single serving of lettuce.

• more than 2,600 gallons is required to produce a single serving of steak.

• 49 gallons of water are used to produce just one eight-ounce glass of milk.

• although three percent of the Earth’s water is fresh, only one percent is available for human consumption. In fact, if all the world’s water were fit into a gallon jug, the fresh water available for human use would equal only about one tablespoon.

• 80 percent of the Earth’s surface is water—it acts as an insulator and helps regulate global temperature.

• water is the only substance found on Earth naturally in three forms—water can be solid, liquid, or gas.

• Hippocrates, known as the father of medicine in ancient Greece, instructed people to boil and strain water before drinking it.

• 75 percent of the human brain is water.

• the average person uses well over 133 gallons of water per day.

• a 10-minute shower can produce up to 50 gallons of water.

• about two gallons of water are utilized while brushing your teeth.

• in 1872, the first United States water plant with filters was built in Poughkeepsie, NY.

• for the price of a soft drink, Hicksville Water District can provide more than 1,000 gallons of drinking water.

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