Nearly 20 cows killed by single lightning strike in Texas

The day after hundreds of wild reindeer were killed by a lighting strike in central Norway, news emerged that 19 cows were killed by a single lightning strike in Hallsville, Texas, on Sunday night.
The cows had gathered under a large tree to take shelter from the storm when lightning struck the tree.
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Witness Victor Benson told KLTV, "All of a sudden, a lightning bolt came down and the cows just fell. In the blink of