A deadly chill had bought large parts of United States and Canada in its wintry grip on Tuesday, with media reports that the record-breaking cold brought temperatures lower than on the surface of Mars. It is being said that in Kentucky, an escaped inmate begged to be let back into prison so he could warm up after spending the night shivering in an abandoned house. But the most dangerous cold – cold that can cause frostbite in a minute and death in a matter of hours- hit the Midwest, dragged down as the polar vortex brought frigid air from the Arctic. Schools, businesses and government offices were closed. Water mains and household pipes froze. Airplanes were grounded, trains were halted and roads and sidewalks became ice rinks. It was -52 Celsius in Montana and was in the -40 to -50 Celsius range in parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The Mars Rover is reportedly sending back daily temperature readings from its tour of the Red Planet ranging from -25 to -31 degrees Celsius! 

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