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TIL Lake Hillier, an Australian lake is 10 times saltier than the ocean, and bright bubblegum pink. The notable color comes from algae, halobacteria, and other microbes that are able to thrive under the harshest of conditions. The lake contains almost 500 extremophiles!

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