Well, yes and no. It depends on whether the attack is defensive or predatory. You might counter that when a bear attacks, there is not usually a time out in which you and the bear might discuss this distinction.

But the more you know, the better off you’ll be, should the hour come. Best to have bear spray too.

The plan was for a catch-and-release, but things didn’t quite turn out that way off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Do you know the percentage of U.S. men that are overweight? Not obese, but overweight. It’s 90%.

An intruder entered her castle, and tied up a maid. Enya retreated to the panic room, and called police, but the man got away before they arrived. Plans to make the castle walls higher have been awaiting approval.

And just like magic, Exile begins running through my head. ‘How can I chase away/All these fears deep inside?’

I know where it is hiding, judging from the verbal hints. However, since it will emerge from above eye level, I will have to wait till another human shows up in order not to have a frightened rodent in my face.

If it turns out to be the hoped-for gnome, I will ask it to stay, of course. And to refrain from smoking the pipe, if he doesn’t mind.

I wonder if gnomes like roast pork, which is what I have prepared for my dinner.

Dentists are amazed that almost 60 percent of U.S. kids aged 6 - 19 have never had a cavity. They cite the use of tooth sealants, fluoridation, and a dental-savvy public.

Tips from the artists themselves, who are aware of fans’ frustrations.

The Danish Air Force always makes restitution when one of its jets frightens an animal to death with its roaring.

I wonder if it was Dasher. Or Blitzen.

Their duet ‘Tearing Us Apart’. Most of her duets are pumped up, something desperately needed this morning as the work day plods along.

Possibly a hit in bars that don’t allow smoking.

The German maker says it’s to ease a smoker into quitting, the idea being to taper off, and go back to regular beer once the nicotine craving is gone.

Hmmm. Maybe we could grind some beer nuts in there too, along with some caffeine. A sludgy drink to be sure, but strangely satisfying.

When a 5-ft specimen leaps into your boat, it can cause serious injuries such as collapsed lungs, broken ribs, and deep cuts.

Not to mention scaring the bejabbers out of you.

Two died and thousands were evacuated when the volcano erupted Saturday for the first time since 1904.

After Tropical Storm Stan arrives two days later, flooding and landslides cause 23 deaths.

In a recent study, it was found that clowns can successfully distract children on their way into surgery. Using puppets, magic tricks, and bubbles, the clowns reduced the kids’ anxiety.

However, some doctors and nurses found their antics delayed operating room procedures, and were generally annoying.

I’m more concerned about children who are frightened of clowns, that whole ‘evil clown’ thing.