Even the Eyelashes Freeze!

Normally, I wouldn't believe a story like this, but if it's on Snopes, courtesy of the Associated Press, then it has to be real, right? If so, I think this story deserves a bigger font than what Blogger usually offers, because these poor people!!!

Temperatures in the remote, diamond-rich Russian region of Yakutia have dropped to near-record lows, plunging to -67 degrees Centigrade (-88.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas.