This record seems a bit dubious, as the National Snow notes in its FAQ on how big snowflakes can get: Snowflakes are agglomerates of many snow crystals. Most snowflakes are less than one-half inch across.
If the weather outside today is more “delightful” than “frightful” where you live and you’re wishing for some snow without all the hassles of shoveling, there’s one place you can definitely see some (virtual) snowflakes: Google’s search results.
People want to be treated like "special snowflakes. This week at SES Toronto, Tara Hunt shared some insights from her new book, The Whuffie Factor. In Hunt's definition, "whuffie" is social capital, composed of reputation, trust, connections...
It seems to me that serendipity should be different for everyone -- almost as varied as snowflakes. When you find a “story you wouldn't have normally read,” that's called serendipity in the newspaper world.