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            Why the Fastest Place on Earth is Disappearing
                
                    
                        
                            Season 1
                        
                    
                    
                        
                            Episode 22
                        
                    
                
            
            
            The Bonneville Salt Flats are perfect for speed. Every year, cars and motorcycles break land speed records on the flat expanse of the Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s been a tradition for more than a century, and racers have built a thriving community around the salt races. But how did these salt flats form, and why are they disappearing now?
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