Basic Facts of Oymyakon:
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- Russian village of Oymyakon has lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location
- Nothing grows so locals live off diet of reindeer meat and horse meat but never suffer malnourishment
- Locals keep their cars running all day for fear of them not starting again if turned off
- Digging graves for a funeral can take up to three days as ground has to be thawed with hot coals
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