Saved on this device

Follow your curiosity

What discovery has been shared with you?

FACTREE gives you something interesting to discover every day — and something worth talking about together.

Start with one fact. Explore it, go deeper, then follow whichever branch catches your imagination.

Choose subjects for a surprise

Exploring any topic

Begin your discovery

Your next discovery is one click away.

Choose one or more subjects above, or leave Any Topic selected and let curiosity decide.

Geography

The Geography of Lightning Hotspots and Their Global Distribution

Quick fact

The Catatumbo lightning over Lake Maracaibo can produce up to 250 lightning flashes per square kilometer per year, and it occurs about 260 to 300 nights per year, making it the most lightning-prone place on Earth.

Why this is interesting

You've probably seen lightning on a summer night, but did you know that some places on Earth are hit by lightning almost every single day? Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is the undisputed lightning capital of the world, but it's far from the only one.