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Wet scalp could protect you from lightning, structural colour makes blueberries blue

09 Feb 2024 Michael Banks
Lightning
Brilliant idea: researchers have found that wet scalp could protect you if you are struck by lightning. (Courtesy: iStock/WolfeLarry)
While the odds of being struck by lightning is about one in a million, a direct hit can be fatal, es

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