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The World's Largest Mirror Is a Salt Flat

The World's Largest Mirror Is a Salt Flat
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Did you know Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni turns into the world's largest mirror? It's the biggest salt flat on Earth — about 4,086-square-mile or 10,582-square-kilometer — and after rain a thin layer of water makes the sky reflect so perfectly you can't tell up from down. It's also a key source of the world's lithium.

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