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Fun Snow Facts!

World's largest snowflake: 15 inches across, 8 thick

Snow is clear and colorless

The most snow that has been ever recorded in 24 hours was 76 inches deep. It was in Colorado in 1921.

Chionophobia is a fear of snow.

People buy more cakes, cookies and candies when there is a blizzard in the forecast.

It is illegal to throw anything other than snow from the roof of a building in the UK and it may be only thrown so as not to fall on any passers-by.

In the original Snow White tale, by the Brothers Grimm, the dwarves didn't have names

Rudyard Kipling invented the game of snow golf, played in the snow with red balls.