Antarctica’s “Blood Falls” | mental_floss
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"A bleeding glacier. Discovered in 1911 by a member of Robert Scott’s ill-fated expedition team, its rusty color was at first theorized to be caused by some sort of algae growth. Later, however, it was proven to be due to iron oxidation."
I would freak out if I saw that. Not that I have any business being in Antarctica. But still.
Full article over at mental_floss.
