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* ... that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe? | |||
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Revision as of 08:07, 20 December 2017
Did you know that a swarm of jellyfish is called a “smack”?
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Did you know that the global market for seaweed is valued at approximately €5.4 billion?
Did you know that over half of the oxygen we breathe is produced by tiny microscopic plants called [1] “phytoplankton” that live in the ocean?
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Did you know that an 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?
