1. Verkhoyansk, Russia 2. Oymyakon, Russia 3. International Falls, Minn (sits between the Canada and US border) 4. Yakutsk, Russia 5. Hell, Norway (not Hell fire) 6. Barrow, Alaska 7. Vostok Station, Antarctica 8. North Ice, Greenland
9. Snag, Yukon, Canada 10. Denali, USA
Oymyakon is a village in the Yakutia region of Russia. The village is the coldest place on the planet that has been inhabited by people. The village received the title of the coldest place after the temperatures dropped...
Jun 25, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
One stormy night many years ago, a man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. The couple met a friendly clerk and asked 'if they could get a room for the night to escape the storm. The clerk explained: "all our rooms are taken, bcoz there are three...
...conventions in town. But I can't send a lovely couple like you back in the rain at 1am. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room?" When the couple declined, the young man assured them: "don't worry about me, I'll be just fine." So they agreed. The next morning,...