2. People live in complete darkness for 4 months a year.
Antarctica doesn’t have nights and days as we know them: during winter, the sun doesn’t rise over the horizon, and people spend 4 months in complete darkness. During summer, it doesn’t go below the horizon. Due to this fact, circadian rhythms get messed up and sometimes it’s hard to fall asleep or eat something because feels like you’re eating in the middle of the night. The first rays of sunshine after darkness feel like a holiday: everyone drops what they’re doing, goes up the roof, and watches the sunrise for the first time in 4 months.