Towards the end of the Shuttle Program, electronic spare parts were so hard to find that NASA was forced to buy certain components off of eBay.
Beans increase flatulence because they carry a type of sugar called “oligosaccharides”, which are hard for bacteria to break down, so they release gas in the process.
Ozzy Osborne had his genome sequenced to better understand how he’s still alive after years of hard drug and alcohol abuse.
Al Pacino was offered the role of Han Solo, but turned it down because he “didn’t understand the script.” He also turned down lead roles in Die Hard, Pretty Woman, Beverly Hills Cop and Apocalypse Now.
The IKEA store on “Calle Me Falta un Tornillo” (“I’ve Got a Screw Loose Street”) in Valladolid, Spain, is hard to find because people keep stealing the street signs.
The scent of watermelon is hard to replicate due to the unstable nature of aldehydes, the compounds responsible for the fruit’s sweet smell.
Oscar Wilde was tried in 1895 for gross indecency over a relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, and sentenced to two years in prison with hard labour.
Fox was contractually obligated to offer Frank Sinatra the lead role in the “Die Hard” movie, but he turned it down.
Wildlife biologists estimate that as many as five out of six fawns starve to death during a hard winter in Vermont.
The cheetah has “semi non-retractable” claws (almost like dog claws) that work like the cleats on a football shoe to give the cheetah a lot of traction when running. The pads of most cats’ paws are soft, but the cheetah’s pads are hard kind of like the rubber on a tire. This also helps them grip the ground when they are running so fast.