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Did you know that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ridge_render.jpg mid-oceanic ridge] is the world’s longest mountain chain, and 90% of it lies beneath the ocean? | Did you know that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ridge_render.jpg mid-oceanic ridge] is the world’s longest mountain chain, and 90% of it lies beneath the ocean? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that the ocean waters hold nearly 20 million tons of gold? If we could mine all of the gold from the ocean, we would have enough to give every person on earth 9lbs of the precious metal. | Did you know that the ocean waters hold nearly 20 million tons of gold? If we could mine all of the gold from the ocean, we would have enough to give every person on earth 9lbs of the precious metal. | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that the giant squid has the largest eyes of any animal in the world – each eye is up to 40cm in diameter, which is bigger than a human head? | Did you know that the giant squid has the largest eyes of any animal in the world – each eye is up to 40cm in diameter, which is bigger than a human head? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
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Did you know that approximately 15,000 shipwrecks lie in Irish territorial waters? | Did you know that approximately 15,000 shipwrecks lie in Irish territorial waters? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KreeftbijDenOsse.jpg lobsters] taste with their feet, hear with their legs, chew with their stomachs and pee from their heads during combat and courtship? | Did you know that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KreeftbijDenOsse.jpg lobsters] taste with their feet, hear with their legs, chew with their stomachs and pee from their heads during combat and courtship? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America? | Did you know that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''http://[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG coral reefs] are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years? | Did you know that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG coral reefs] are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
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Did you know that a [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jellyfish_(22155754161).jpg swarm of jellyfish] is called a “smack”? | Did you know that a [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jellyfish_(22155754161).jpg swarm of jellyfish] is called a “smack”? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that the global market for seaweed is valued at approximately €5.4 billion? | Did you know that the global market for seaweed is valued at approximately €5.4 billion? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that over half of the oxygen we breathe is produced by tiny microscopic plants called [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diatoms_through_the_microscope.jpg] “phytoplankton” that live in the ocean? | Did you know that over half of the oxygen we breathe is produced by tiny microscopic plants called [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diatoms_through_the_microscope.jpg] “phytoplankton” that live in the ocean? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that an [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octopus2.jpg octopus] can change the color of its entire body in just three-tenths of a second, mimicking objects, plants, rocks and sand under the sea? | Did you know that an [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octopus2.jpg octopus] can change the color of its entire body in just three-tenths of a second, mimicking objects, plants, rocks and sand under the sea? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
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Did you know that more marine species have been discovered in the past decade than ever before, with an average of 2,000 discoveries per year? | Did you know that more marine species have been discovered in the past decade than ever before, with an average of 2,000 discoveries per year? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crassostrea_gigas_Marennes_p1050142.jpg oysters] are typically born male and can swap gender at least once during their lifetime? | Did you know that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crassostrea_gigas_Marennes_p1050142.jpg oysters] are typically born male and can swap gender at least once during their lifetime? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that the ocean absorbs 30% of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by human activity? | Did you know that the ocean absorbs 30% of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by human activity? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
Did you know that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate? | Did you know that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate? | ||
<div align="right">''[www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
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Revision as of 02:05, 14 December 2017
Did you know that in the beginning of the twentieth century, the California Sea Lion almost became extinct mainly because of hunting?
Did you know that the mid-oceanic ridge is the world’s longest mountain chain, and 90% of it lies beneath the ocean?
Did you know that the ocean waters hold nearly 20 million tons of gold? If we could mine all of the gold from the ocean, we would have enough to give every person on earth 9lbs of the precious metal.
Did you know that the giant squid has the largest eyes of any animal in the world – each eye is up to 40cm in diameter, which is bigger than a human head?