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Soil by any
other name is still soil.
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Did you know
that there are more living individual organisms in a tablespoon of soil
than there are people on the earth?
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Did you know
that putting clay on your face in the form of a "mud mask" is done to
cleanse the pores in the skin?
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Did you know
that about 70% of the weight of a text book or glossy paged magazine is
soil?
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Did you know
that 75% of the earth's crust is made up of two elements, silica and
oxygen?
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Did you know that almost all of the antibiotics we
take to help us fight infections were obtained from soil microorganisms?
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Did you know
that of all the water on the earth only about 2% is fresh water?
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Did you know
that agriculture is the only essential industry on earth?
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Did you know
that the amount of pore space in natural soils everywhere on the earth is
about 50%?
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Did you know
that soil is a non-renewable natural resource?
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Did you know
that the best china dishes are made from soil?
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