Episode #547
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: R2D2 translator
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
The lowest natural temperature ever directly recorded at ground level on Earth is −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowest_temperature_recorded_on_Earth
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Item #2
Science
Wok racing, invented in Germany, is a winter sport that involves racing down a hill on a cooking wok, while skijoring is the sport of skiing behind sled dogs or a horse. http://thefw.com/winter-activities-you-might-not-know-about/
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Item #3
Fiction
On January 12, 1888 a sudden Great plains blizzard killed over 5,000 people who were caught unprepared, the largest death toll from a blizzard on record. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888