A snowflake could take up to two full hours to hit the ground from a cloud.

The tallest snowman was even taller than a 12 story building.

Ice skating was invented in around 3000 BCE.

The earth is closest to the sun in December.

Evergreen trees don't lose their pine in the winter, unlike other types of trees that lose their leaves.

A snowstorm can drop up to 39 million tons of snow.

Winter lasts 90 days, that means around 24.6% of the year is winter!

On February 17, 2007, several schools joined to make 8,962 snow angels, breaking the world record.

Polar bears can swim for many days at a time and spend most of their time in water.

Wet snow when the temperature is around 32 degrees is best for using to build a snowman.

The coldest temperature ever recorded in the U.S was 70 degrees below 0, measured in Roger's Pass, Montana, on January 20th, 1954.

Around 90% of snow is air.

Many types of birds fly in a V shape when migrating, this is because it decreases wind resistance and means the birds can fly for a longer time without taking a break.

American Athletes have won a total of 305 medals in the Winter Olympics.

Winter lasts all the way up to 21 years on Uranus.

The North Pole is warmer than the South Pole, which is colder.

Snow appears white because snow is made up of many ice crystals connected together. When light hits all the crystals that make up the snow, it bounces all around the ice crystals and the “color” of all the frequencies in the visible spectrum combined is white. While white is the color we see in snow, individual ice crystals are actually clear.

The largest snowflake according to the Guinness World Records, in 1887, a 15 inch wide and 8 inches thick snowflake fell in Fort Keogh, Montana, making it the largest snowflake ever observed.

The reason snowflakes always have 6 sides is because ice has a natural 6-sided crystal structure.

Winter's hottest temperatures are in Miami, Florida, where around every winter day reaches about 60 degrees.

If you live below the equator, winter solstice happens all the way in June.

The first candy canes didn't have stripes like they do today.

Your breath can turn into ice in midair if cold enough in Siberia

Not a lot of insects are active in the winter, but the nymphs of mayflies, stoneflies and dragonflies are active in ponds and streams, usually below the ice.

The capital of Nepal, the closest country to Mount Everest, is Kathmandu.

The more south you go, the more hot it gets, this is why birds migrate south during the winter.

Chionophobia, or the fear of snow happens because they have a fear of avalanches, or being buried under snow.

Hot chocolate was first made around 1500 BCE.