1 A highly excitable pup that jumps at you is cute but an 18 lb pup can grow up to 80 lbs rather quickly. A full grown 80 lb Labrador Retriever habitually jumping at you is not.  Labradors should learn to cope and connect with other people and dogs. This breed is very social; they like to feel that they are not alone.
Below are some additional facts about lightning: 1  25 million - Average U.S. cloud-to-ground lightning strikes per year. 2  50,000 degrees (F) - Temperature that lightning can reach. 3  1,800 - Average number of thunderstorms on earth at any given moment.  100 - Number of times lightning hits earth per second.
1 Your chances of being struck by lightning are estimated to be 1 in 600,000 but could be reduced by following safety rules. 2  Most lightning deaths and injuries occur when people are caught outdoors. 3  Most lightning casualties occur in the summer months and during the afternoon and early evening. Most lightning occurs within the cloud or between the cloud and ground. 2  Your chances of being struck by lightning are estimated to be 1 in 600,000 but could be reduced by following safety rules.