Lightning

A lightning bolt carries X-ray radiation.

Lightning

The Statue of Liberty is estimated to be hit by about 600 bolts of lightning every year.

Lightning

A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 160,000 pieces of bread.

Lightning

While lightning heats the surrounding air, a lightning bolt itself doesn't have a temperature.

Lightning

There is a place in Venezuela where lightning strikes 280 times per hour, 160 nights a year.

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A man named Walter Summerford was struck by lightning 3 times in his life. After his death, his gravestone was also struck.

Lightning

Lightning once destroyed a massive collection of Star Wars memorabilia.

Lightning

More than 1 billion lightning strikes hit Earth annually.

Lightning

Florida's experiences are more lightning than any other U.S. state.

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Cameras aren't effective at capturing lightning.

Lightning Facts

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In florida on average, lightning kills 10 and injures 40 people per year.

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No place outside is safe from lightning.

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Lightning moves about 30,000 times faster than a bullet.

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Lightning strikes the United states 20 million times per year.

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Lightning comes up from the earth-as well as down from the cloud-from high vertical features such as chimneys and trees.

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Between 2002 and 2005, lightning caused an annual average of $213 million in property damage.

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The longest known lightning bolt could have reached from Brussels to London.

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The Empire State Building gets hit by lightning about 23 times per year.

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In the 18th century Paris, it was fashionable to wear hats and umbrellas with lightning rods attached.

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African bongos eat burned wood after lightning storms.

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You're more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas than find in-person voter fraud.

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A lightning bolt carries X-ray radiation.

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