Two boys were wandering through the woods one afternoon, just exploring like kids do, chasing squirrels and poking around in the underbrush when they suddenly stumbled upon something they never expected to see in a forest—a completely naked woman. She was just standing there in the clearing like it was the most normal thing in the world.

Without saying a word or even thinking twice, one of the boys spun around and took off running in the opposite direction as fast as his legs could carry him. His friend, startled and confused, quickly ran after him, trying to catch up. “Why’d you take off like that?” he yelled, panting. The boy barely slowed down, glancing over his shoulder, eyes wide with panic. “My mom told me if I ever saw a naked lady, I’d turn to stone!” he shouted. “And I swear… something already started to feel stiff!” It was the kind of moment that later becomes a favorite story to laugh about at family reunions, but at that instant, both boys were terrified for completely different reasons.

Somewhere deep in the forest, a very confused naked woman was likely left wondering why two kids just screamed and ran away. Meanwhile, in an entirely different part of town, another bizarre story unfolded. One evening, a man who’d had a few too many drinks was sitting at his favorite bar, knocking back shots and swapping stories with the bartender. As the night wore on, the bartender finally decided to cut him off and suggested he head home. The man agreed, paid his tab, stood up from his stool—and immediately collapsed onto the floor. He tried again, pulling himself halfway up using the edge of the bar, but down he went a second time. Figuring he just needed a breath of fresh air, he dragged himself outside, thinking the cool night air might help him regain his balance.

He crawled across the sidewalk and tried once more to stand upright, but his legs simply wouldn’t cooperate. After several attempts, he finally gave up and started crawling all the way home, determined to get there by any means necessary. Once he reached his house, he somehow managed to pull himself up using the front doorknob, only to collapse again as soon as he let go. Undeterred, he dragged himself up the stairs and collapsed into bed, exhausted but proud that he’d made it home safely. The next morning, his wife was waiting for him, arms crossed and eyebrows raised.

“So… how was the bar last night?” she asked, eyeing him with suspicion. The man blinked innocently, still groggy. “Bar? What bar?” he replied, playing dumb. She didn’t even blink. “Don’t give me that,” she said. “The bartender just called. You left your wheelchair there.” And just like that, the entire drunken adventure took on a new meaning. The man, in his inebriated state, had completely forgotten he relied on a wheelchair and had attempted to go home as if nothing had changed. What started as a night of drinking turned into a night of Olympic-level crawling, and it was only the next day that he realized his epic journey home was missing one very crucial piece of equipment. Between boys running scared in the forest and a drunk man leaving behind his wheelchair like a forgotten umbrella, it’s clear that real life has no shortage of bizarre, hilarious, and totally unexpected moments that leave everyone either scratching their heads or laughing until they cry. Whether it’s nature giving kids a crash course in human anatomy or alcohol giving a man temporary amnesia about his own mobility, there’s no denying the world is full of stories that sound too ridiculous to be true—but somehow are.