Tornadoes! The season is upon us. Here are some odd facts about them.

Each year, about a thousand tornadoes touch down in the United States, far more than any other country.

A strong tornado can pick up a house and move it down the block.

Some people have seen inside a tornado with their own eyes lived to tell about it.

Knives and forks have been found embedded in tree trunks flung from a tornado.

Tornado winds are the fastest winds on Earth.

In 1928, a tornado in Kansas plucked the feathers right off some chickens.

In 1931 a tornado in Mississippi lifted an 83 ton train and tossed it 80 feet from the track.