About Water

So we all know what water is. But how much about water do you REALLY know?

Interesting facts

A healthy person can drink up to 3 gallons (48 cups) of water per day.

Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain.

The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium, meaning that it rarely loses or gains extra matter. The same water that existed on the earth millions of years ago is still present today.

The United States uses about 346,000 million gallons of fresh water every day.

By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount.

An estimated 25 percent or more of bottled water is really just tap water in a bottle—sometimes further treated, sometimes not.