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Old 29th May 1999 | 22:53
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In the US, on average, one golfer a week is killed or injured by lightning.

Of the people struck by lightning, men makes up two thirds, women one third (probably because more of them play golf in silly conditions!)

Around the world, lightning strikes are estimated to be occurring at the rate of one hundred per second.

A lightning bolt can exceed one hundred million volts, and reach temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun.
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