1.The water that existed on Earth millions of years ago is the same water we drink today.
2.Water covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface.
3.A healthy person is capable of drinking about 48 cups of water per day!
4.By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over one percent of its total water amount.
5.One in nine people doesn't have access to clean water.
6.In Africa alone, women and children spend 40 billion hours annually collecting water.
7.Water pollution can lead to dangerous bacteria that cause diseases and viruses.
8.People in America taking five-minute showers use more water than what the average person in a developing country uses all day.
9.Flushing the toilet actually takes up the largest amount of water.
10.At one drip per second, a faucet can leak 3,000 gallons per year.
11.The United States uses about 346,000 million gallons of fresh water every day.
TOMS is partnering with Water For People to support clean water systems in six countries. Learn more and see how you can help preserve this precious resource.
