The "S" in "Harry S. Truman" wasn't an abbreviation. The dude's middle name was literally just the letter S.

There are bears in super rural parts of Russia that are addicted to huffing fuel meant for the power generators, and there's nothing the locals can do about it, because when the locals try and take away the fuel from the bears it doesn't go well.

The last execution by guillotine in France was the same year Star Wars hit theaters, 1977.

A long-time friend of mine was a handyman for many years. He could tell a lot of great stories. One of the most memorable involved fixing up a house. A colleague of his was up on a ladder, spray-painting a second story eave. Suddenly he began spraying in every direction - turns out he had accidentally sprayed a wasp nest. One of the wasps got in his shorts, so he very gingerly climbed down the ladder in order to remove the insect without getting stung.

He got to the ground safely, and sat down - on top of a nest of red ants.

Imagine a man trying to be all three of the Stooges at once.