The statue, set in Brazil's Rio De Janeiro, is visited by nearly two million people every year - and, oddly enough, it's the third time in 15 years it has been hit by such a strike.

The once-in-a-lifetime photograph shows a bolt of lightning hitting the head of the nearly 100-foot-tall statue — the largest depiction of Jesus in the world.

Not only does the sky, thunder and lightning god have his own dedicated boss battle, but Zeus gets his own specialised weapon, too – in the form of a badass lightning bolt. Just follow a few ...

In a jaw-dropping moment, the 100-foot statue of Jesus Christ towering over Rio de Janeiro was hit by lightning. The stunning scene was captured during a flash storm which hit the coast of Brazil ...

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Disney+ has released the official trailer for its "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series, starring Walker Scobell as the titular 12-year-old boy.