Meteorite hits US Midwest

How cool is this? As flickgc said, "Wow. All the cool stuff happens to merkins. Not fair!"

Coverage in the Chicago Tribune and Boston.com.

Favourite quote:

Garza said he was in bed when heard his dog barking and what sounded like thunder. He got out of bed and was downstairs when the meteor hit.

This morning, he called his boss and told him he wasn't coming into work today. "I told him what happened, and he said, 'Okay, but don't use that excuse again.'"