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What uses the most water?

It takes about 700 liters of water to produce a single newspaper; the production of one plastic bottle for a carbonated drink requires a consumption of 300 liters; to wash one car, you need 400 liters. Taking a bath, a person spends from 80 to 120 liters of water. When flushing water in the toilet, 10 liters go down the drain, and a drip shower consumes up to 3000 liters of this priceless substance per year.

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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Where did emeralds come from?

In ancient times, different gemstones were distinguished only by their colors. The name "ruby" was given to all red-colored stones. All green stones were called emeralds. And all the blue ones were called sapphires. Later it was noticed that some gemstones are harder than others and last longer. It has been established that the value of a precious stone depends not only on its color, brilliance and rarity, but also on its hardness.

All semi-precious stones are called precious. But, strictly speaking, the word "precious" is used only in relation to the four most valuable stones - diamond, ruby, emerald and sapphire. The remaining valuable stones are called semi-precious.

Emerald is one of the softest gemstones. It is a type of beryl. In its ideal form, the emerald is rich, pure green. But flawless stones are rare and therefore very expensive.

In ancient times, all emeralds were mined in the mines of Egypt. These mines are still in operation today. But the number of mined emeralds is small. The best emeralds in our time are mined in mines near the capital of Colombia - Bogotá. There are deposits of emeralds in the Urals in Russia and in the Salzburg Alps. Several fine emeralds have been found in North Carolina. And more recent finds of emeralds have been made in the Transvaal (South Africa).

There are many legends about emeralds. One of them says that the Holy Grail, from which Christ drank at the last Vespers, was carved from a huge emerald. It was believed that the emerald has healing power - it cures epilepsy. According to another old legend, the emerald endowed its owner with the gift of predicting the future. It was said that by peering into the green depths, you can see things that will happen to you. The largest known uncut emerald is 5 cm long and 5 cm in diameter.

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