National Geographic Weird But True: Ocean

National Geographic Weird But True: Ocean — page 7 — You can buy seaweed flavored potato chips That's weird MANATEES CHIRP UNDERWATER 8

National Geographic Weird But True: Ocean — page 8 — MORE THAN 50 SHIPS HAVE DISAPPEARED IN AN AREA OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN BETWEEN FLORIDA BERMUDA AND PUERTO RICO The area is called the BERMUDA TRIANGLE DEVIL’S TRIANGLE or the 9

National Geographic Weird But True: Ocean — page 9 — DIANA NYAD SWAM NONSTOP FOR NEARLY 53 HOURS FROM CUBA TO KEY WEST FLORIDA U S A A DISTANCE OF 110 MILES 177 KM Blue whales eat about KRILL FOUR MILLION A DAY GIANT TUBE WORMS THAT LIVE NEAR UNDERSEA HYDROTHERMAL VENTS CAN BE TALLER THAN THE AVERAGE NBA BASKETBALL PLAYER 10

National Geographic Weird But True: Ocean — page 10 — The Hawaiian word for monk seal translates to dog running in rough seas The word is ilio holo i ka uaua SCIENTISTS THINK THAT OCEAN WATER 3 5 BILLION YEARS AGO WAS AS MUCH AS TWO TIMES SALTIER THAN TODAY’S OCEAN WATER Some chitons small MOLLUSKS living in tide pools have hundreds pools have hundreds pools have hundreds of tiny EYES in their hard of tiny EYES in their hard of tiny EYES in their hard shells that SENSE LIGHT AND DARK AND DARK AND DARK 11

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