Digg.com has an interesting (if somewhat intense) article about what it is like to be hit by a stroke of lightning. Surprisingly, nine out of ten people survive a lightning stroke, but the lasting physical changes can be unnerving or downright dangerous. You can read it at https://digg.com/2017/what-its-like-struck-by-lightning?utm_source=atlasobscura.

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