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TIL about brinicles, which are underwater icicles formed when salt water leaks off sea ice into fresh water. Saltwater has a lower freezing point than freshwater, so the cold salt water leaks down to the freshwater seafloor and freezes any water around it, often freezing creatures with it, too.
eartharchives.orgu/Maleficent-Agent-477 — 4 hours ago