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Family Discovers Decades-Old Doorstop Is a 10 kg Meteorite
Original: météorite
A French family reportedly used a heavy stone to prop open their barn door for decades, only to learn it was actually a meteorite weighing 10.22 kilograms that had fallen from the sky. The story has sparked fascination online, with people amazed that a rare space rock sat unnoticed in plain sight for so long before its true origin was identified.
Why now: The astonishing discovery of a valuable meteorite hiding in plain sight as an ordinary doorstop is capturing public imagination.
Evidence
- Ils calaient la porte de leur grange avec une vieille pierre depuis des décennies : 10,22 kg tombés du ciel · Le Tribunal du Net
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