There is nothing preventing lightning from striking the same place twice. While the saying “Lightning never strikes the same place twice” refers to the rationale that rare events are unlikely to happen again, lightning striking the same location multiple times can be quite common, especially at lightning rods on top of skyscrapers.
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Can lightning strike the same place twice?
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