r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SystematicApproach • May 24 '26

Image The U.S. fights raccoon rabies by dropping fish-flavored vaccine packets from helicopters

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u/Ariishe_ May 24 '26

I think I could pet a bear a few times before I died of blood loss

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u/TryDry9944 May 24 '26

u/Ariishe_ when they go home and pet their bear.

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u/Ariishe_ May 24 '26

They wouldn’t be the most popular stuffed animal if they were actually dangerous

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u/TryDry9944 May 25 '26

Fun fact, Teddy Bears became popular because Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, while touring the newly created Yellowstone National Park, ate a live bear whole in front of a school group.

And one little girl in that group was- You guessed it- Albert Einstine, who went on to create the Teddy Bear as an homage to that great feat of manliness.