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The Great Barrier Reef was discovered by captain James Cook, when his ship crashed into it. It took 7 weeks to repair his badly damaged ship.

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The first ship to send out an SOS signal is the Cunard liner Slavonia, having sent the signal on June 10th, 1909. It is a myth that the RMS Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS distress signal.

The RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time it was launched, weighing 112 million pounds.

The RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time it was launched, weighing 112 million pounds. That's the same weight as 16 billion pennies.

The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean in the world, accounting for 32% of the world's total surface area. That's slightly more than all the land in the world combined.

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About 10% of plastic made every year ends up being dumped into the ocean.

About 10% of plastic made every year ends up being dumped into the ocean.

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