10 Slap-Happy Facts About The Three Stooges

(via Mental Floss)  Few artists have suffered more for their art than Moe Howard, Curly Howard, and Larry Fine, the most recognizable members of the revolving comedy troupe billed as The Three Stooges. For decades, the former vaudeville performers filmed a series of shorts that used pain, pies, and misunderstandings as the basis for their style of physical comedy. Check out some facts about their early days.