The average annual low for South pole is -61, compared with -3 at the North pole. The lowest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole is -117, while the record at the North Pole is -59.

The only member of the band ZZ Top without a beard has the last name Beard.

Manhattan Island was once home to as many different species as Yellowstone National Park.

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