十八个有趣的冷知识英语

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Interesting Cold Facts That Will Leave You Astonished
1. Did you know that snowflakes are not always made up of six sides? Occasionally, they can contain anywhere from three to twelve branches!
2. The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth was -12
8.6°F (-8
9.2°C) at the Soviet Union's Vostok Station in Antarctica on July 21, 198
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3. It's said that heat is simply the movement of atoms and molecules, so theoretically, absolute zero (-45
9.67°F or -27
3.15°C) should be the point where there is no motion at all.
4. Iceberg lettuce gets its name because it was first grown in the region surrounding the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, known as the Aegean Sea.
5. Snow can actually be different colors. Sometimes, it can turn pink, red, or even yellow. This is usually caused by algae or other microorganisms that live in snow.
6. The word "permafrost" refers to soil or rock that has been frozen for two or more consecutive years.
7. The smallest Arctic animal is the Arctic fox, which is about the size of a domestic cat.
8. Antarctica is the only continent on earth that doesn't have mosquitoes.
9. The world's largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick, found in Montana in 188
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10 The famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska was first held in 1973 and spans over 1,100 miles from Anchorage to Nome. 1
1. In Norway, there is a small town called Longyearbyen, where it is illegal to die. The town doesn't have a cemetery because the permafrost prevents bodies from decomposing, and decades-old bodies have been found perfectly preserved. 1
2. The first ice hotel in the world was built in northern Sweden in the late 1980s. The hotel is rebuilt every winter with ice blocks from the nearby Torne River. 1
3. The deadliest avalanche in history occurred in Peru in 1970 and killed an estimated 20,000 people. 1
4. In 2013, researchers discovered a lake under Antarctica that was sealed off beneath 3,500 feet of ice for
1.5 million years. 1
5. The coldest inhabited place on earth is Oymyakon, Russia, where temperatures can drop below -70°F (-57°C). 1
6. Antarctica is home to a species of fish called the Antarctic icefish, which has no hemoglobin in its blood and is completely transparent. 1
7. The largest hailstone ever recorded weighed over 2 pounds and fell in Vivian, South Dakota, in 20
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8. In 1960, the first submarine traveled to the North Pole, called the USS Skate.