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1.Overview of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
1.2. Interesting Facts
Did you know that washing hands with soap can reduce the chance of getting a stomach bug by up to 50%? Here are 10 more interesting facts about WASH:
World Water Day is celebrated on 22nd March every year
71% of the surface of our planet is covered with water
Upto 60% of your body is made up of water on average
97% of the water on earth is salt (sea) water, and the rest is fresh water
More than 69% of freshwater is trapped in glaciers, ice caps and snow fields
A person can live about a month without food, but only about a week without water.
There is about the same amount of water on Earth now, as there was millions of years ago.
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