Salt and flat are apposite words. The Salar de Uyuni is mostly regular old sodium chlorideâten billion tons of it, packed into a crust several feet thick. It is so uniformly flat that itâs where NASA goes to calibrate laser altimeters.
Singer Freddy Fender Dead at 69. Singer-songwriter Freddy Fender, acclaimed for his work as a solo artist and with the Texas Tornados, died Saturday (Oct. 14) at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas, following a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was 69.
News of singer Roberto Carlosâs death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the January 2018 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the 76-year-old singer is alive and well.