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Ann Hodges

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The Resume

    Born in Sylacauga, Alabama
    Only documented person (as of 2007) to have been struck by a meteorite as it fell from the sky (November 30, 1954)
    Meteorite was 8.5 pounds in weight and the size of a grapefruit
    Object crashed through the roof, bounced off a large wooden radio (destroying it)and struck her on the arm and hip
    Donated the meteorite to the University of Alabama's Museum of Natural History (1956)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her birth date has been given as 1920 and 1923, and the only blurb about her death was 'died of kidney failure in a nursing home in 1972.'
    First the government took her rock, then when she got it back her landlady sued for it.
    By the time the courts gave her control, interest in it had waned and she donated it over her husband's strong objections.
    She was always uncomfortable with the publicity given to her and her 'visitor.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    The meteorite severely bruised her and some believe she never fully recovered.
    Her husband never completely got over her decision to donate the rock and divorced her in 1964.
    Though the museum calls the object the Hodges Meteorite, it incorrectly lists her injury from it as 'only a bruised leg.'
    A neighbor found a piece of the meteorite down the road and sold it for a large sum of money while she never earned a cent from her misfortune.

Credit: Scar Tactics


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 130 Votes: 43.85% Annoying