An average snowflake is made up of 180 billion molecules of water.
Around 12% of the Earth’s land surface is covered in permanent snow and ice.
All snowflakes have six sides.
Chionophobia is a fear of snow.
Eskimos Have 100 Words for Snow: This isn’t true. It’s a myth.
Snow is actually colorless. What little sunlight is absorbed by snow is absorbed uniformly over the wavelengths of visible light thus giving snow its white appearance.
People buy more cakes, cookies and candies than any other food when a blizzard is in the forecast.
The storm must last at least 3 hours to be classed as a blizzard otherwise it is only a snowstorm.
The average snowflake falls at a speed of 5 kilometers!
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