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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? | ||
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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? | ||
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Did you know that the proportion of the world’s marine stocks which are either fully exploited or overfished reaches 85%?
Did you know that Sea otters spend all of their time in the ocean? They even sleep there.
Did you know that by 2050, 100GW of ocean energy can be deployed in Europe covering up to 10% of the continent’s electricity demand, that is, the electricity needs of 76 million households on a daily base?
Did you know that Ziconotide is a painkiller that can be extracted from the poison of cone snails?