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Meet The Man Who Was Struck By Lightning 7 Times
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The odds that a person in USA will be in any one year is 700,000, the odds of a person being strucked in a year is 3,000, between the years 1959 and 2003, 3696 death have been recorded although it isn't necessary that a person stuck dies immediately it may also result to cardiac arrest.
Although, according to the National Weather Service that 1 in 13,500 is likely to be struck by lightning in a lifetime, also the chances that a man will be struck and killed by lightning is however higher than that of the women.
However, with all these odds and chances a man has actually been struck by lightning 7 times, yes you read that right 7 times, in this article I bring to you Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 - September 28, 1983)
Who is Roy Cleveland Sullivan?
Roy Sullivan was born in Greece county, Virginia, in February 7 2012, He works as a park ranger in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, he has been recognized by Guinness world record as the person the highest recorded amount of times struck by lightning, he has been recorded to have been struck 7 times between the years (1942 and 1977), he has been giving many nicknames due to his feats, among which "Human lightening conductor" and "human lightening rod" are most popular.
See records of his seven lightening strikes
A single lightning strike of several 100 million Volts and it's peak current is in order of 20,000 Amp
1. April 1942- his first recorded lightning encounter started, where he lost his big toe
2. July 1969- his second encounter was in 1969 where he lost his eyebrows
3. July 1970- he was struck by lightning the third time and this time he seared his left shoulder
4. April 1972- this time, which was the fourth he lost his hair in the process of the lightning strike
5. August 1973- his hair was re-set on fire during his fifth lightning encounter and also his leg seared
6. June 1976- in Roy Sullivan 6th lightning encounter, he injured his ankle and thus makes it his sixth lightning encounter
7. June 1977- this is the seventh and last experience where he had chest and stomach burn and this marked his last light experience.
His death
On September 28, 1983 Roy Cleveland Sullivan was struck again, but this time not by lightning, he shot himself (committed suicide) with a gun and thus marks the end of the "Human lightening conductor" Roy Cleveland Sullivan.
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See What Your Birthmark Reveals About You
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Everyone has a birthmark irrespective of who you are, where you from, and what you are, the only difference is that, we all have this birthmarks in different places on our body.
So lets go to what birthmarks are
According to Wikipedia, "A birthmark is a congenital, benign irregularity on the skin which is present at birth or appears shortly after birth usually in the first month".
These birthmarks can occur at any part of your body, from you head down to you toes. Although, there are many superstitions attached to it.
Birthmarks also tells human personality, birthmarks are of different parts that reveals your behaviors.
So let's go to what your birthmark says about you.
1. Forehead
— They are optimistic
— They adapt to any situation and don't give up easily.
— They are born leader and are very successful in whatever they put their hands into.
— They maintain great leadership roles
2. Around the mouth area
— They are very blunt people
— They don't fake character to impress people
— They say what they think about you, without deceiving you
— They are usually great spokesman
3. On the nose
— They have a very great heart
— They can do anything for the people they love
— They have a great sense of humour
4. On the chin
— They are easily provoked
— They are very possessive
— They love to be in control
5. On the neck
— They are very vigilant about their surroundings
— They are very quick to notice changes in their environment
—They are usually very beautiful and charming.
6. On the shoulder
— They are very strong
— They control their emotions very well
— They love to take responsibility
7. On the arms
— They are very patient
— They are usually very gentle
— They usually take the blame for themselves
— They are cheerful givers
8. On the chest
— They are very caring
— They are very quick to fall in love
— They don't usually turn their backs on people
9. On the back
— They are honest people
— They are trustworthy people
— They don't cross limits to deceive people
9. On the leg
— They don't give up easily
— They are easily provoked
— They don't hesitate to make life-changing decisions.
So, which of these categories of these people do you belong to, share your thoughts in the comment section
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