Interesting Facts

Did you know that your chances of getting struck by lightning are 350,000 to 1? Did you know that lightning can reach temperatures five time as hot as the surface of the sun ? Do you know that in the 1700's lightning struck more than 375 churches in Europe and killed more than 100 bellringers? Lightning also struck more than 100 tons of gunpowder in a church. Lightning struck the church and killed 3,000 people. Lightning only lasts for a few millionths of a second but it can run a 100 watt light bulb for three months. Lightning is fast and it can travel 87,000 miles per second. Did you know that the saying, "Lightning never strikes twice in the same place is a lie? A park ranger named Ray Sullivan has been struck seven times. Once, lightning struck him and melted his watch.