The odds of being struck by lightning are about 600,000 to one
- Lightning travels at speed of up to 100 fps or 72 million mph
- The United States city with the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita is Clearwater
- A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor neurone disease
- In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors
- Green Bay Packers backup quarterback, Matt Hasselbeck, has been struck by lightning twice in his life
- Men are four times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
- Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards
- A person standing under an oak tree is 16 more times liable to be hit by lightning than if he had taken refuge beneath a beech tree. The oak tree has vertical roots which provide a more direct route to ground water.
