Word: frigidity
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Alaska's frigid shores...
...Harvard squad suffered many injuries during the game which might be attributed to the frigid drop in temperature early in the third quarter. Kydes, Wilmot, and junior Norrie Harrower were all hurt in the second half but the injuries turned out to be minor. "I have a muscular strain in my ankle. I trod on it wrong and it pained me terribly, but when you get up and run on it, its ok," said an elated Wilmot, "You know I didn't think it was going in but I was delighted it did," he added...
However, due to "unplayable conditions," he decided to end the contest without overtime. The official score stood at 1-1, to the relief of the faithful who watched 90 frigid minutes, but to the chagrin of the clearly superior Crimson squad...
Pioneer reports an eleventh moon, more rings and a frigid Titan...
...data that were partially garbled - not because of satellite signals but because of interference from solar storms and communications problems between a tracking antenna in Spam and the Ames control center. Still, enough information was retrieved to confirm that the temperature at Titan's cloud tops was a frigid -200° C (-328° F). That seemed to rule out surface temperatures warm enough to allow the formation of amino acids, the building blocks of life. But scientists were withholding final judgment until the Voyagers get their closeup look at Titan...