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In 1947, the Canadian town of Snag, Yukon, experienced an incredibly frigid temperature of -83F (-64C). It was so cold that conversations could be heard from four miles away, and other strange occurrences were reported, such as people s breath turning to powder and falling to the ground, and river ice making loud booming noises like gunshots.

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In 1947, the Canadian town of Snag, Yukon, experienced an incredibly frigid temperature of -83F (-64C). It was so cold that conversations could be heard from four miles away, and other strange occurrences were reported, such as people’s breath turning to powder and falling to the ground, and river ice making loud booming noises like gunshots.

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