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How Salt Helped Win the Civil War

Southern salt-making operations became prime military targets.
September 28, 2018
Syracuse Salt Potatoes
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Syracuse Salt Potatoes

Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.
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Pennsylvania Pretzel Art
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Pennsylvania Pretzel Art

In Langhorne, Pennsylvania, two brothers decided to take their doughy creations to the next level.
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Salmiakki Koskenkorva
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Salmiakki Koskenkorva

This Finnish licorice liqueur is as black as ink and as salty as seawater.
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Lumberton, Mississippi

Salmon/Sterling Nuclear Tests Marker

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Cantil, California

Saltdale

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.
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Saint Monans, Scotland

St Monans Salt Pans

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.
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Staraya Russa Salt
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Staraya Russa Salt

Make like Dostoyevsky and restore yourself with this Russian mineral.
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The Startling Colors and Abstract Shapes of Salt Ponds

Masterpieces from above.
April 18, 2018
Salt Lake City, Utah

Solitude Speedway

An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.
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Nemocón, Colombia

Nemocón Salt Mine

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.
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Yekaterinburg, Russia

Psychedelic Salt Mines

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
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The Mystery of Italy's Saltless Bread

Trade wars, papal rebellion, or salty hams. Why does central Italian bread have no salt?
January 09, 2018
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Making Salt From an Ancient Ocean Trapped Below the Appalachians

West Virginia was once a seabed.
January 08, 2018
Antarctica

Don Juan Pond

Scientists use the world's saltiest body of water as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.
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Washington, D.C.

The Blessing of the Fleets Ceremony

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.
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Salt Cellars
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Salt Cellars

These embellished containers didn’t just sit pretty on the table; they determined social standing.
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Egerszalók, Hungary

Salt Hill

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.
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