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Can you tell if these fun facts about winter are true or false?

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The Earth is closest to the sun during the winter.

True

False

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True or False: More than 2 million tons of salt are used on U.S. roads each winter.

False. 22 million tons of salt are used.

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True or False: The snowiest city on Earth is in Japan.

True. Aomori City in Japan is the snowiest city on earth.

20

True or False: Snowflakes are always unique.

False. In 1988, two snowflakes collected from a Wisconsin storm were confirmed to be twins at an atmospheric research center in Colorado.

20

Red squirrels make mushroom jerky to prepare for the winter.

True

False

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Salting roads is good for the environment.

True

False

10

In Finland you can stay in a glass igloos during winter to watch the Northern Lights.

True

False

15

There is an international hair freezing contest in Canada every winter.

False

True

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True or False: The tallest snowperson on record stood over 160 feet tall.

False. The tallest snowperson on record was just over 122 feet tall.

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The first Winter Olympics were in 1924.

False

True

15

Ski ballet was once a sport in the Winter Olympics.

False

True

15

True or False: Rapunzel has more strands of hair than Elsa.

False. Elsa has more.

15

The official crest of Arendelle in Frozen is called a crocus.

True

False

15

Thomas Jefferson was a big fan of hot chocolate.

False

True

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Tue or False: The largest cup of hot chocolate ever made was 200 gallons.

False. It was 880 gallons.

15

There is a city in Indiana named Santa Claus.

True

False

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