
"10 Eerie Tales Behind Quirky Meteorites"
This article highlights 10 meteorites with quirky and scary backstories. From a meteorite used as a doorstopper in Michigan that turned out to be worth $75,000, to a super-rare meteorite mistaken for a gold nugget in Australia, and a meteorite that narrowly missed hitting a sleeping woman in Canada, these stories showcase the fascinating and sometimes dangerous encounters with space rocks. Other intriguing tales include an iron arrowhead made from meteoric iron, the first recorded death by a meteorite impact in 1888, and the discovery of minerals never seen before on Earth in a massive meteorite found in Somalia.