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Whether you are from the US, Europe, Africa or Asia, there is one thing we all have in common: the air we breathe! None of us could survive without air, and that’s why it is so important to keep it clean and healthy. Check out our fun facts about air, and have a look around at our educational articles for more information.

1.

THE AVRAGE PERSON TAKES BETWEEN 17,280 AND 23,040 BREATHS A DAY

2.

THE AIR IS APPROXIMATELY 78 PERCENT NITROGEN AND 21 PERCENT OXYGEN

3.

THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO AIR IS IN SPACE! THAT IS WHY ASTRONAUTS HAVE TO USE SPECIAL HELMETS, WHICH CONNECT TO OXYGEN TANKS SO THEY CAN BREATHE

4.

IN HOMES AND BUILDINGS, THERE ARE RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS IN THE AIR, RADIATION IS A NATURAL PART OF OUR ATMOSPHERE. ON DECEMBER 27, 2004, EARTH WAS HIT BY THE LARGEST BLAST OF RADIATION IN RECORDED HISTORY. IT CAME FROM A "GIANT FLARE" ON A MAGNETAR 50,000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY

Sources
  1. https://blog.epa.gov/2014/04/28/how-many-breaths-do-you-take-each-day/#:~:text=The%20average%20person%20takes%20between,are%20exposed%20to%20air%20pollutio
  2. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/10-things-air/#:~:text=So%20what%20is%20air%2C%20exactly,dioxide%2C%20neon%2C%20and%20hydrogen
  3. https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/watchtheskies/swift_nsu_0205.html
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