Researchers Have Pinpointed The Most Lightning-Struck Spot On Earth

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Lake Maracaibo is struck by lightning on 297 days a year. Denis Rozhnovsky/Shutterstock

They say lightning never strikes twice, although whoever "they" are might want to have a rethink. New research presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting suggests that one spot in a Venezuelan lake receives a bolt of lightning on 297 days out of 365 each year.