23 Chilly Facts About Alaska You Won’t Expect

The long summer days in Alaska regularly produce "Giant Vegetables" by August harvest, with produce such as 138lb cabbage and 3 feet long beans setting records at the Alaska State Fair.

Because of mainland Alaska's one time zone, northwest Alaska experiences two sunsets in one calendar day around August 8th.

The Adak National Forest in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, is the smallest National Forest in America, with only 33 trees.

In 2001, a drunken Alaskan gunman named Daniel Carson Lewis once shot a hole in the Alaskan oil pipeline. He had to pay for the $17 million cleanups and received 16 years in jail.

The 1964 earthquake in Alaska was so big that water sloshed in the wells in Africa. It had a magnitude of 9.2, making it the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

The Aurora Ice Hotel in Alaska was made entirely of ice. Ice walls, ceiling, beds, bar, barstools, even martini glasses were made of ice. It was closed by the fire marshall for not having smoke detectors.

In Alaska, people report roadkill to authorities, who butcher it and give to the needy.

An ice worm thrives on the glaciers of Alaska and will actually melt if heated to 40°F.

In Fairbanks, Alaska it is illegal for a moose to enter a saloon (via the sidewalk). This law was created to try to stop a local tavern keeper from getting his pet moose drunk and prevent the moose's frequent drunken rampages.

There is a species of a frog in Alaska that freezes during the winter and while frozen, the frog stops breathing, its heart stops beating, its blood stops flowing, and it cannot move. However, when spring arrives, the frog’s body thaws and the frog returns to normal life.