Your Chances of Dying in a Lightning Strike Are Greater Than…

Some people love the sound of thunder and of rain pattering against the windows, but others worry about being killed by lightning during a thunderstorm. Just how likely is it really that you’ll die this way? Well, each year about 1 in 3 million people are killed by lightning. Your lifetime risk of dying from a lightning strike is about 1 in 80,000. To put it in perspective, here are five even less likely ways to die.

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