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In 1940, the chance of an American being killed by lightning in a given year was about 1 in 400,000.33 Today, it’s just 1 chance in 11,000,000, making it almost thirty times less likely. Some of this reflects changes in living patterns (more of our work is done indoors now) and improvement in communications technology and medical care, but it’s also because of better weather forecasts. Silver, Nate. The Signal and the Noise (p. 126). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Silver, Nate. The Signal and the Noise (p. 126). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

— Lightening strikes  

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