Can trees really explode in the extreme cold? Rumors are spreading on social media that the frigid temperatures in the Upper Midwest this week could mean exploding trees. FOX 9's Cody Matz breaks down this viral claim.

Water expands as it freezes, which can create stress between the colder, contracting outer bark and the relatively warmer inner wood. That stress can cause the bark or trunk to split suddenly, sometimes making a loud bang or crack that people describe as an explosion.

A tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal cold snap is expected to wallop most of the country in the coming days. Trees may split and burst across the Midwest and Northern Plains Friday and Saturday as a bitter Arctic blast from Canada sends temperatures plunging to roughly 20 degrees below zero,

Consumers are being warned again about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries. Recently, more than 13,000 wireless chargers sold at T.J. Maxx and Marshalls have been recalled after concerns they could overheat or even explode.

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Bitcoin is close to the mark of $95,000 and traders are on the lookout. Prices have been fluctuating at high speed upward and downward. The close price of the day was approximately $95,194, the high was $95,