Surprising Facts about the Earth and Oceans
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The oceans are beautiful and intriguing, and we know surprisingly little about them. Here's some facts about our earth and ocean. #beautiful #ocean #fact
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Pietermaritzburg's city hall is the largest red brick building in the Southern Hemisphere. #Pietermaritzburg #SouthAfrica #Facts
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Hippos are susceptible to sunburn, and spend most of their days with just their noses out of water. Their noses have special flaps that close when submerged, and they can stay under water for 25 minutes. #Hippos #InterestingFacts
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Rock found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is around 2 billion years old. #DidYouKnow #Interesting #Facts
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The speed of sound in water is 1,435 m/sec - nearly five times faster than the speed of sound in air. #Interesting #facts #sound
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The ribbon eel has a unique appearance: trumpetlike nostrils and a lower jaw with three tentacles. But even more amazing than this eel’s physiology is its signature behavior—a propensity for sex change. Functioning males regularly become females and change colors as well, adopting a nearly yellow hue that apparently suits their more feminine side. #Ocean #Animals #RibbonEel
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The yeti crab is so unusual that a whole new family of animal had to be created to classify it. Kiwa hirsuta was found on the floor of the 2,300-meter-deep Pacific Ocean some 1,500 kilometers south of Easter Island. Its hairy pincer arms host colonies of bacteria, which it may cultivate for food, for protection from toxic fluids issuing from nearby volcanic vents, or as “sensors” that help the blind animal find a mate. #Ocean #Animals #Unusual
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If you could evaporate all the water out of all the oceans and spread the resulting salt over the Earth, you would have a 500 -ft layer covering everything! #Salt #Facts #Ocean
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It is possible for a mature dolphin to eat up to 30 pounds of fish daily. #30Pounds #Dolphins #mature
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Earth is gradually slowing down. Every few years, an extra second is added to make up for lost time. Millions of years ago, a day on Earth will have been 20 hours long. It is believed that, in millions of years time, a day on Earth will be 27 hours long. #SlowingDown #Time #Fact