Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!
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Snowiest city in the U.S. : Blue canyon, California.
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9 out of 10 lightning strike victims survive!
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Circumhorizontal arcs (loosely known as fire rainbows) are the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.
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The speed of a typical raindrop is 17 miles per hour.
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Temperatures have been cooling since 2002, even as carbon dioxide has continued to rise.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
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