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Lag B’Omer is a Jewish religious holiday that occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. Each year, Lag B’Omer brings tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews to Mount Meron in northern Israel. The large crowd usually lights bonfires, prays, and dances as part of the celebrations. In 2021, it was estimated …
Benjamin B. of Kalamazoo, Michigan likes to attend Renaissance fairs, and is a member of the Michigan Entertainment Renaissance Curiosities Society. In his spare time, Ben likes to train in ritualized combat using replica weapons. He plays a character in Renaissance re-enactments. But, he says the fighting and contact in these events is very real. …
Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland. (not a safe place) A 21-year-old chemistry major was home one was evening when he heard a noise in his garage. Earlier in the day, the garage had been burglarized and electronics had been stolen. Around 1:20 am, the student went to investigate the noise he heard …
Joel M. lives in Williams, Arizona, which is not exactly a place you would expect to get a lot of rain. One weekend, Joel went on a camping trip with a group of friends. But the group didn’t get to enjoy their trip. They were camping in Supai Canyon when in the middle of the …
One day, two Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers responded to the home of a man who was having a mental illness issue. The man’s sister had called police saying that he hadn’t slept in days and was threatening to kill himself. The sister had left the home to call police because she was scared and there were …
The shotgun is the utility weapon of firearms… It’s useful for hunting and home defense, it’s easy to shoot, and requires less skill than a rifle. The first major use of issued shotguns by the U.S. military occurred during the Philippine-American War. U.S. troops engaged in close quarters combat with natives who fought a guerrilla-style …
As I’m sure you know, Walmart is the world’s largest company by revenue with over $548.7 billion. They are also the largest private employer in the world with over 2.2 million employees. But Walmart is always trying to compete with Amazon. One of the ways they are doing this is by bringing more technology to …
With cyber-attacks at an all-time high – and growing – one method many websites use to keep hackers out is CAPTCHA. CAPTCHA is a security verification process that stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.” Yes, it’s a mouthful. It requires humans to enter information, and websites use it …
Richard O. was at home one evening when two men knocked at his front door… When Richard opened the door, the men grabbed him and pushed him inside. The men demanded money and shoved Richard towards the kitchen. One of the men held Richard in the kitchen at gunpoint, while the other one ran upstairs …
Morse Code is over 150 years old. It was invented by Samuel Morse in the 1830s. In 1844, Morse appeared before Congress to show off his machine. And the first public message was transmitted on May 24, 1844. It was “What God hath wrought.” But as old as it is, Morse Code is still used …