About 10% of plastic made every year ends up being dumped into the ocean.
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.
The ocean sunfish can lay up to 300 million eggs at a time. Being the heaviest bony fish in the world, their weight may reach 2,200lbs (1,000kg).
More than five billion pounds of pesticides are used each year worldwide. More than half are used by farmers, causing 25 million pesticide poisonings each year.
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It is estimated that 50 to 70 percent of all the oxygen in our atmosphere comes from algae and bacteria found in our oceans. Trees and plants only account for about 20% of the total oxygen produced.
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.
The biggest garbage patch in the world is found in the Pacific Ocean. It's made up of tiny plastic particles which can't be seen, but pose danger to all marine life. By preventing reflecting sunlight the plastic starves the algae and plankton living below.
400 million tons of hazardous waste are produced every year by industries across the world.
An octopus has nine brains and three hearts. It has one central brain plus eight additional brains inside each tentacle.
According to the World Health Organization, 7 million people died prematurely due to air pollution in 2012.
Studies show that traffic and air pollution are to blame for 12% of heart attacks worldwide.
25 tons of sea weed is needed to produce 15kg of iodine.
The southern elephant seal is the world largest seal. It can dive more than 3300 feet (1 km) while hunting for fish.
Of all water on Earth 97.5% is salt water and 1% is fresh accessible drinkable water. The remaining 1.5% of fresh water is part of ice, found in places like the Antarctic.
