The record for the most snow to fall in one day occurred on April 14, 1921, in Silver Lake, Colorado.
The storm began at 2:30 pm, and by the same time the next day, residents were buried under 6.5 feet (2 meters) of snow.
The storm did not stop after 24 hours, however. It raged for a total of 32.5 hours, and by the time it was over, 8 feet (2.5 meters) of snow, which is the record for one continuous snowfall.
The Wizard of Oz Snow was Pure Asbestos
In the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz, Scarecrow is mortally afraid of fire. Ironically, fire should have been the least of his concerns. Scarecrow’s costume, as well as one of the most iconic scenes of the movie, were fireproof because of asbestos. Asbestos is a naturally-occurring mineral. It is composed of thin fibrous…
Royal Right to Summer Snowballs
The British royal family’s real estate agreements can be peculiar, as exemplified by the obligations of Scotland’s Clan Munro. In 1608, King James VI granted disputed lands to Hector Munro’s son, with a unique proviso: the owner must provide a snowball to the reigning monarch on any day, even in midsummer. This tradition continues today.
Like to Ski But Hate the Cold?
Monte Kaolino is a sand dune in Hirschau, Bavaria, Germany. It consists of 35,000,000 tonnes (34,000,000 long tons; 39,000,000 short tons) of sand, a by-product of kaolinite production over the years. The sand dune is now used as a ski resort in addition to other activities. By the 1950s the pile of sand had grown…
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