At least two people have been hit by a meteorite.
In September 1954, Mrs. Hewlett Hodges of Sylacauga, Alabama, was hit by a meteorite as she napped in her living room.
The rock from space weighed about 10 pounds.
In the late 1930s, a Japanese girl was also hit by a small meteorite.
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