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Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

A lightning "megaflash" that zipped across five U.S. states has set a new record for the longest ever detected.

The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed a 515-mile lightning strike from 2017 as the longest ever recorded.