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Things I’m Glad I Didn’t Know When I Started Surfing

Near-drowning experiences, streaming noses and what's REALLY inside all that saltwater you've been swallowing...

Tasty… Photo: David Liittschwager/National Geographic Creative

Seawater may look lovely – all those pretty blues and greens – but what you can’t see may make you feel a little sick.

Tiny fish eggs, crab larvae, and worms may look gross under the microscope, but it’s the unseen bacteria that lurk in every splash which could do you ill.

It’s no secret that what happens on land doesn’t stay on land – it runs off into the ocean with each rain.

72 hours is the recommended time to avoid the surf after significant rainfall in populated areas, to lessen the chance of becoming sick from contact with e. coli or other disease agents.

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