Fun Fact: Ich habe immer Wein, Prosecco oder Weinschorle getrunken. Bier war mir verhasst. Erst seit 2 Jahren oder fröne ich dem Radler 😆

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5% of the #global #ocean freight market crosses the #Panama Canal.

By the way, that are around 13,000 #ships per year or 3.3 million #containers.

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38,8°C is the #hightest #temperature mesasure this year in #Germany, up to now!

By the way, the hightest temperature ever measured in Germany was 42,6°C in 2022 in Lingen. This temperature is high but nothing compared to the "world record".

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22 week old #koalas will start to feed on pap.

By the way, pap is not poop even though it comes from the same body opening of the koala. We'll explain more next week as to why that's important for the #development of the little joey.

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2.3° C warmer was #Europe compared to the pre-industrial average (1850-1900) in 2022.

By the way, #rainfall was below average in that year as well making it the fourth dry year in a row for #Spain and #Portugal. As a consequence, let's have a look at a better #resource use.
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1.001 m is the highest altitude you can stand on in #Thuringia.

By the way, this is at the top of a #tourist tower on the Schneekopf mountain. The highest elevation is the Großer Beerberg close by with an altitude of 983 m.

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800°C is the optimal #temperature for specific biochar production.

By the way, this #biochar will filter antibiotics from #wastewater. It is made of pistachio shells and date palm leaves. 

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Up to 90% of drug residues can remain in the #water even after #treatment. 

By the way, don't dispose of unused #medications into the #toilet. Besides, many residues from medications enter the water cycle through our #urine - that's why Abereus-toilets don't mix urine and water.

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Above 2.200 meters altitude, #plants have adapted to be #animal #toilets.

By the way, those Nepenthes which consume animal #poop take in twice as much #nutrients compared to the carnivorous plants. They receive #nitrogen, #phosphorus and #carbon from the excrements.

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Almost 1.6 million #caravans and motor caravans were licensed in #Germany in 2022.

By the way, that is 5,8 percent more than the year before and a new #record.

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2/3 of the surface size of the #GreatSaltLake in #Utah have disappeared.

By the way, the main drivers for this #development were population #growth and #climatechange. This famous lake has shrunk from 3,300 square miles in the 1980s to less than 1,000 square miles in the last years.

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According to KEXP, Potholes On My Lawn by De La Soul was the first song ever played on Mars by the rover Curiosity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Hb0NlYzco&feature=youtu.be #funfactfriday #robotics

According to KEXP, Potholes in My Lawn by De La Soul was the first hip hop song played on Mars by the rover Curiosity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Hb0NlYzco&feature=youtu.be #funfactfriday #robotics

50 km² is the largest unused deciuous #forest area in #Germany.

By the way, this space is found in the Nationalpark Hainich in the very center of #Germany. The park belongs to the @unesco World Heritage Site "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of #Europe".

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1.5 years ago was the last time there was considerable #rainfall in the #Swiss region #Ticino.

By the way, the #region has only received 20% of the regular amount of #water since January 1st. Tourists are now asked to #savewater and there may be a #ban coming on filling private pools.

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27 billion gallons of polluted #water discharge into #NewYork Harbor per year.

By the way, many #sewer systems cannot handle the amounts of water in #events of heavy #rainfall and so called "combined sewer overflow"-systems will discharge the remaining water. This water is a mix of raw sewage and polluted #stormwater.

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3,200 #water #protection areas exist in #Bavaria.

By the way, these are the regions where #drinkingwater is found and harvested. Therefore, the government restricts certain buildings or uses in those areas. About 400 of them are reevaluted annually and at @abereus we're happy to provide safe #toilets for those "#Wasserschutzgebiet e".
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Source: https://www.bayern.de/wasserzukunft-bayern-2050-wasser-neu-denken/

711 #commitments were made (so far) by the #global #community at the United Nations #Water Conference.

By the way, these commitments were made by governments, NGOs and private companies. The #goal is to reach the #SustainableDevelopment Goals (#SDG).

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14 tons of human #excrement were brought from #MountEverest in 2018.

By the way, some people at the #Nepal #Mountaineering Association consider human waste the biggest problem and concern on #Everest. The odor is sickening and the #water starts to be contaminated. How can #tourists be better poo-rists?

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14 types of #climbing are generally identified.

By the way, our topic for next Tuesday will talk about a different style of climbing when we'll talk about our #toilets in a high ropes course.
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