Something like a Phenomenon

We're all a bit weird, right? Right. Therefore, we obviously come from a weird place, ie: the planet. And I don't mean weird like the guy that sat next you in high school and twitched and snarfled like he had another dude living in his brain that he could talk to, I mean weird like magical, mystical, amazing, incredibly weird. Check out these three strange phenomena that you probably haven't heard about. (If you have, kudos to you. You're, like, really kiff and stuff.)

The Eternal Storm

Slip on your wellies; this is a wet one. (It's also a bit complicated and sad because due to drought, this phenomenon has allegedly not been seen very much this year. ) The Relampago del Catatumbo (Catatumbo Lightning) is an amazing phenomenon that happens on the mouth of the Catatumbo river at Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The Catatumbo cloud-to-cloud lightning forms a voltage arc more than five kilometres high for 140 to 160 nights of the year, for ten hours a night, lighting up the skies as many as 280 times an hour. This almost permanent storm is thought to be the greatest single generator of ozone on the planet and is often visible up to 400km away! Some local environmentalists are pushing for the area to fall under the protection of UNESCO. I agree! (And I hope it comes back soon.) Check this out: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/05/venezuela-lighting-el-nino

The Rain of Fish

Get out the barbecue people. It's time for a fish braai. Between the months of May and July it's said that a certain area called the Departamento de Yoro in Honduras experiences, quite literally, a rain of fish. Apparently, the "rain" starts off as a dark cloud, followed by lightning, thunder, strong winds and havy rains for two to three hours. Then once the rain is done, waddya know, you got fish lying all over your lawn. Sweet. Since 1998 the city of Yoro has been hosting a festival called "Festival de la Lluvia de Pesces' (Rain of Fish Festival) to celebrate their (probably stinky) fortune. Gives new meaning to the English-Italian phrase "you'll be sleeping with the fishes".

The Longest Wave

Twice a year between February and March, some of the Atlantic Ocean is said to take a vacation up the Amazon river in Brazil, generating the longest wave known on Earth. Called Pororoca, the wave is caused by the tides of the Atlantic meeting the the mouth of the river. The "meeting" can create waves up to 12ft high and can last for over an hour. The wave can be heard 30 minutes before its arrival (hence the name Pororoca, which means "great destructive noise") and can destroy virtually anything in its path. That doesn't stop the surfers from having a go on it though.