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TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured.
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Submitted by jcd1974 t3_z4tula
TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by ShabtaiBenOron t3_11jhzes
Submitted by krxwe t3_10hrmp2
Submitted by sintaur t3_10on3ps