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Ultraviolet Bath Photo, Russia Picture - National Geographic Photo of the Day
October 26, 2009
Ultraviolet Bath, Russia
Photograph by Joe McNally
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images from the National Geographic ArchiveMake-believe summer lasts for a minute or two as kindergarten children in sunless Lovozero bathe in ultraviolet light. Brief exposure to UC radiation provides the children with vitamin D, normally supplied by sunlight. The "sunshine vitamin" strengthens young bones.
Ultraviolet Bath Photo, Russia Picture - National Geographic Photo of the Day
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national geographic,
Russia,
ultraviolet bath,
weird
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