Facts

Interesting Water Facts:

• About 90 per cent of York Region’s water comes from Lake Ontario through the City of Toronto and Peel Region.
  
• Sixty-nine per cent of York Region is protected by Oak Ridges Moraine & Green Belt.
  
• Roughly 70 per cent of an adult’s body is made up of water.
  
• Did you know the percentage of water in your brains or bones? Seventy-five per cent of your brain and 25 per cent of your bones are made up of water.
  
• At birth, water accounts for approximately 80 per cent of an infant’s body weight.
  
• Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
  
• Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid; wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, mineral, and nutrients with it.
  
• Somewhere between 70 and 75 per cent of the earth’s surface is covered with water
  
• Of all the water on the earth, humans can use only about 0.3 per cent; this usable water is found in groundwater aquifers, rivers, and freshwater lakes.
  
• Did you know that you could get drunk on water? Drinking too much water causes the sodium levels in the bloodstream to dilute causing imbalance of water in your brain. This is called ‘water intoxication’.
  
• Did you know that the water in your tap is ancient? So ancient, that it has been around since the Earth’s formation. The Earth is what is commonly referred to as ‘a closed system,’ meaning, the same amount of water has been circulating through a ‘water cycle’. In short, the water you drink has been around since the very beginning.
  
• Ancient Egyptians treated water by siphoning water out of the top of huge jars after allowing the muddy water from the Nile River to settle.
  
• Have you ever wondered why ice floats on water? It floats because ice is about nine per cent lighter than water.
• Water serves as nature’s thermometer, helping to regulate the earth’s temperature. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, 0 degrees Celsius.
• In the 1950s scientists began to suspect that water might carry diseases. Although earlier treatment of water could make the water safer, it was mainly done to improve the taste, smell or look of the water.