Thirty-six seconds after lift-off, lightning hit the huge Saturn Five rocket.

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Parishioners are assessing the damage to a church in Cornwall which was hit by lightning.

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Nine schoolchildren are in hospital in the South African city of Johannesburg after being hit by lightning in two separate incidents, officials say.

BBC: South Africa pupils in hospital after lightning strikes

According to the National Weather Service, your chance of being hit by lightning this year is a mere 1 in 1 million.

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