Today in 1954, a woman in Alabama, Elizabeth Hodges, became the first person in modern history to be hit by a meteorite. Here's some of her story. Plus: for Mark Twain's birthday, the time he answered a very long question in a print column with just three words.
In 1954, an Extraterrestrial Bruiser Shocked This Alabama Woman (Smithsonian)
Asked and Answered (Futility Closet)
