The First Cell Phone Was $12K?! & The Only Woman Hit by a Meteor

Before smartphones fit in your pocket, they were massive, expensive bricks. The first-ever cell phone, the Motorola DynaTac 8000X, was invented in 1973 and cost the modern equivalent of $12,000! Imagine working seven months just to afford a phone that weighed nearly 2.5 pounds!

Meanwhile, in 1954, Ann Hodges became the only known person to survive being hit by a meteor. While napping in Alabama, a 9-pound space rock tore through her ceiling and left her with a massive bruise—and a legal battle over who owned the rock.

Two stories, one about technology advancing, the other about space reminding us who’s boss.