The claim
“Lightning never strikes the same place twice”
Myth
Lightning often hits the same spot again and again. The Empire State Building gets hit about 23 times a year.
What's really going on
The US National Weather Service lists this as a myth. Tall, pointy, isolated objects get struck over and over.
The receipts
“Myth: Lightning never strikes the same place twice.”
“Fact: Lightning often strikes the same place repeatedly, especially if it's a tall, pointy, isolated object.”
“The Empire State Building is hit an average of 23 times a year”
More myths
Myth“Bulls charge because they hate the color red”Bulls are dichromatic, a kind of color blindness, so the red of the cape is irrelevant to them. Myth“Goldfish have a three-second memory”Goldfish remember things for months, not seconds. Disputed“The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye”Not the way the legend says. It's too narrow and blends into the land, and astronauts disagree about whether they've seen it.