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Minnesota to Los Angeles: You call that winter? Pffft.

What Californians call "winter weather" is laughable by Minnesota standards.

By Shari L. Gross

December 23, 2013 — 4:46pm

What Californians call "winter weather" is laughable by Minnesota standards.

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