The sandbox tree ejects its seeds at 150 mph when the seed pods explode.

The Catatumbo lightning over a Venezuelan lake averages 28 lightning strikes per minute — nearly year-round.

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Storm surges are often responsible for hurricane-related flooding.

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A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.

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Raining fish is a documented phenomenon — tornadoes can lift fish from water bodies and deposit them miles away.

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Lightning strikes Earth about 100 times per second — producing 44 billion bolts per year.

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A waterspout is a tornado over water — they can reach heights of 5 km and travel for over an hour.

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The tallest tree in the world, Hyperion (a coast redwood), stands 115.9 meters tall in California.

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Lightning can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun.

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