• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    4 months ago

    Is that Roy Sullivan’s apartment?

    Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was an American park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was claimed to have been struck by lightning on seven occasions, surviving all of them. For this reason, he gained the nicknames “Human Lightning Conductor” and “Human Lightning Rod”. Sullivan is recognized by Guinness World Records as the person struck by lightning more recorded times than any other human being.

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    4 months ago

    During thunderstorms, my grandma used to say “close the windows so the thunderbolt can’t come inside”… now I understand why.