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Antarctica is technically a desert — it receives less than 6.5 inches of precipitation per year in its interior.
SrcBritish Antarctic Survey

Next evidence →2.25 poundsThe heaviest hailstone ever recorded weighed 2.25 pounds and fell in Bangladesh in 1986.

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