[Article] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the USA (NOAA) recently revealed that some 47 people were killed by lightning in the USA last year. Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is a much higher risk period for lightning strikes.
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The record for being struck by lightning at the moment is around seven times, though the unfortunate record holder has since died. Being struck by lightning is more common than you might think, and surprisingly, it is only fatal around 10% of the time.The problem isn’t being killed by lightning....
En Juillet 1947 les autorités militaires américaines affirmaient avoir récupéré les débris d'une soucoupe volante qui s'était écrasée dans un champ. Mais peu de temps après, une nouvelle version faisait état d'un ballon météo et donnait naissance au mystère Roswell.
Doomsday prophecies are nothing new, coming from mystics, soothsayers, pessimists, even highly respected scientists. Now, the "end days" of the Mayan prophecy are attracting attention in the mainstream media.
If you happen to be in Norway this summer, be sure to check out the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo to take in their exhibit "Against Nature?," a ground-breaking display dedicated to ... gay animals.
