15 interesting facts about the polar night and day

Where people live, most of the polar night is not completely dark. Part of the day is more like twilight than solid darkness.

The largest pumpkins in the world are grown in greenhouses in Alaska. During a long polar day, they sometimes grow up to 500-700 kg, and in rare cases exceed a ton.

Officially, night and day are considered polar when they last more than 24 hours.

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