{"id":524,"date":"2012-10-17T13:48:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T12:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.key-online.co.uk\/?p=524"},"modified":"2020-03-10T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:23:32","slug":"fun-and-interesting-winter-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manutan.co.uk\/blog\/winter\/fun-and-interesting-winter-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun and Interesting Winter Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winter can sometimes be a bit depressing, what with all the dark days and rain! We thought everyone could do with some cheerful thoughts about it, so here are a list of 10 fun and interesting facts about winter.<\/p>\n

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  1. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -128 in Antarctica in 1983\u2026. and we complain about the cold weather here in Britain!<\/li>\n
  2. The tallest snowman ever built was in Bethel, Maine in 2008 and measured 122 feet and 1 inch!<\/li>\n
  3. The world record for the largest snowfall in one day was set in the US when Georgetown received 63 inches of snow\u2026.. That\u2019s over five feet!!<\/li>\n
  4. Average snowflakes fall at 3.1MPH.<\/li>\n
  5. Ten inches of snow melts down to only one inch of water.<\/li>\n
  6. The largest snowflake recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.<\/li>\n
  7. The record for the most snow angels made at one time was set in Canada in 2004. A couple of schools joined to create 15,851 snow angels!<\/li>\n
  8. The biggest hailstone recorded fell in 2010 and was the size of a ball, weighting almost 2 pounds!<\/li>\n
  9. A man named Wim Hof holds the record for running the fastest half marathon bare foot! He completed it in 2 hours, 16 minutes and 34 seconds.<\/li>\n
  10. Chionophobia is a fear of snow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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