stackyFACTSNature essentially gave us a built-in sunscreen hack, assuming you enjoy swimming in incredibly harsh brine.
Nature essentially gave us a built-in sunscreen hack, assuming you enjoy swimming in incredibly harsh brine. The Dead Sea sits over 1,400 feet below standard sea level, giving it an extra, remarkably thick layer of Earth's atmosphere. This extra atmospheric padding safely filters out harmful UV rays to the point where you can literally bake on the salt-crusted beach for hours and leave without resembling a boiled lobster.
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