Places That Are Famous for the Strangest Reasons

Most of us complain when the temperature drops below freezing. The residents of Oymyakon, a village in Siberia, might call that a warm day. This remote settlement is known as one of the coldest permanently inhabited places on the planet. Winter temperatures here can average -58°F, and they’ve been recorded plunging below -90°F. At those temperatures, glasses can freeze to your face and batteries lose power in minutes. It became famous simply for its extreme, life-threatening cold, and for the resilience of the few hundred people who call this frozen place home.