- Some tornadoes can be faster than Formula One race cars!
- There are 2,000 thunderstorms on Earth every minute.
- The wind is silent until it blows against something.
- There are ice caves in Iceland that have hot springs.
- The fastest recorded raindrop was 18 mph!
- The US gets over 1200 tornadoes a year.
- Lightning can, in fact, strike twice.
- Clouds look white because they are reflecting sunlight from above them.
- Yuma, Arizona gets over 4000 hours of sunshine a year, making it the sunniest place on earth. The least sunny place is the South Pole, where the sun only shines on 182 days a year. (Which would you rather live in?)
- Rain contains vitamin B12
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