Trivia, The More You Know

Lightning Bolts Heat Up To 50,000 Degrees

Lightning can heat the air it passes through to 50,000 degrees. In addition to electricity, lightning generates an unbelievable amount of heat. In fact, according to the National Weather Service, lightning can heat the air it passes through to a sizzling 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is five times hotter than the fiery surface of the sun.

The largest volcano in the solar system is three times taller than Mount Everest.
Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.
Peanuts can be used to make dynamite.
The United States defense budget of $698 billion is more than the next seventeen nations combined.