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Six Flags Over Texas (SFOT) Debuts “Tormenta Rampaging Run,” The World’s First Giga Dive Coaster, In 2026 For Its 65th Anniversary. At 309ft Tall, 87mph, & A 285ft 95° Drop, It Breaks 6 Records: Tallest, Fastest, Longest Dive Coaster; Tallest Loop (179ft); Highest Immelmann (218ft); & Steepest Drop. The Original SFOT Opened On Aug. 5, 1961

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A 515-Mile Megaflash That Struck On Oct. 22, 2017, From Texas To Near Kansas City, A Span That Takes 90 Mins By Plane Or 8–9 Hrs By Car, Has Been Certified By WMO To Be The World’s Longest Lightning Bolt. Formed High In A Great Plains Storm, It Was Confirmed In 2025 After Advanced GOES-16 Satellite Data Revealed What Ground Sensors Missed.

A Recent Study Suggests That Excessive Groundwater (GW) Extraction Is Causing The Earth’s Rotational Axis To Drift East, At A Rate Of ~14.3 cm/ Yr, Contributing To Sea Level Rise. Computer Models And Data Indicate GW As The 2nd Most Notable Driver In Long-Term Axis Variations, After Mantle Flow. GW Is Crucial For, E.G., Drinking & Farming.

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The Fossil Of An Immature Diplodocid, A Sauropod, Could Shed More Light On The Illnesses That Inflicted Dinosaurs. The Fossil, Based On Irregular Protrusions In The Neck, Presents The First Evidence Of A Unique Respiratory Infection In A Dinosaur. The 150 Million-Year-Old Fossil Named “Dolly” Was Discovered In SW Montana, USA.

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A Lightning Bolt That Crossed Three Southern US States, Texas, Louisiana, And Mississippi In April 2020, According To World Meteorological Organization, Has Broken A New World Record By Being The Longest Lightning At 477 Mile Long. The Previous Record Was Set By A 440.6 Miles (709 km) Lightning Bolt, Which Was Recorded In Brazil In 2018.

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