Lucky
Jun 17 2009, Michael Rundle

Filed under: Video There is a story doing the rounds about a boy who survived being hit by a meteorite travelling at 48,000 kph. The natural conclusion is that the boy, Gerrit Blanks, was really lucky to survive. But who knows — maybe he’s just really sk

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Actress Katrina Bowden attends the 5th Annual Lucky Shops hosted by Lucky Magazine in New York on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.