Circumhorizontal arcs (loosely known as fire rainbows) are the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.
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Rain contains vitamin B12.
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Carbon dioxide is a trace gas and by itself will produce little warming. Also, as CO2 increases, the incremental warming is less, as the effect is logarithmic so the more CO2, the less warming it produces.
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Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!
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The winter of 1912 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over.
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The Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour, scientists have calculated.
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The speed of a typical raindrop is 17 miles per hour.
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There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
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