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There is a lake in Australia that is naturally bright pink.

Why it is true

Lake Hillier owes its unusual colour to the presence of a microalgae called Dunaliella salina, which produces a red pigment to protect itself from intense solar radiation in the highly saline waters.

Source: Microbiology

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