On July 3, 1963, a large iron meteorite entered the Earth's atmosphere and partially ablated itself over southern France. However, a 2.2 kilogram piece of the very high-temperature object did strike the surface of the planet - landing in a small garden pool near Nice, France. Three tadpoles from that pond were collected and are still stored in ice at the University of Edinburgh, where researchers one day hope to determine whether they were boiled or just frightened to death by the meteorite.

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