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A super-typhoon is a typhoon that reaches a maximum sustained 1-minute wind of at least 150 mph. This is comparable to a strong category 4 hurricane. In October 2015, Typhoon Lando hit Luzon, Philippines. Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the country. The typhoon had ten-minute sustained winds of 115 mph and …
A Florida man was asleep inside his home around 4 a.m. when he heard a voice at the door yell, “Sheriff’s Office!” As soon as the resident heard the voice, the front door of the home burst open, and a masked gunman stormed in and fired off one round. The resident grabbed his AR-15 and …
George P. lives in Finland. Years ago, he went through a divorce and found out he had a terminal illness. George was depressed and down on life. He knew he needed to talk to someone about what he was going through, so he visited a therapist. He contacted a well-known company that operates over 25 …
In the Wild West, some frontier towns imposed strict gun laws. For example, one of the causes of the notorious gunfight at the O.K. Corral was that the lawmen were trying to regulate guns. Before the gunfight, Tombstone, Arizona had passed Ordinance #9 to prohibit the carrying of any deadly weapon within city limits, without …
In 2020, the U.S. experienced a record-breaking year for power outages. On average, folks in the U.S. went over eight hours without electricity in 2020. That’s more than twice as long as the average American went without power in 2013. To make matters worse, last year, Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that enemies …
Charles G. was an electrical engineer for the National Security Agency during the Cold War. In the late 1970s, American spies in the Soviet Union were being arrested at an alarming rate, which was a huge concern for U.S. intelligence. But the U.S. couldn’t figure out how the spies were being identified. One day, U.S. …
Steve Wynn is a casino billionaire. His father was a bingo parlor operator on the east coast. At age 15, Steve sold ice cream bars from his bicycle. When his father died, Steve took the bingo operation to Las Vegas. Steve built some of Las Vegas’s most famous casinos including Treasure Island, The Mirage, and …
Marco L. enjoys the outdoors and one July he set off on a three-month-long canoe trip in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. He planned to canoe the Nottaway River. About a month into his adventure a bear came to his campsite. The bear destroyed his canoe and ate all his food. Thankfully, Marco’s beloved German Shepherd chased …
Linda W. owned a house in the Old Fourth Ward area of Atlanta. The property was in a historical area. Linda bought it in 1990, paid it off, and planned to own it forever. But she says someone stole the deed to her property. The problem was, she had no idea the title had been …
Ray G. lives in Osteen, Florida. One evening, he decided to go for a late-night walk, so he took his pistol with him. He put his .32 caliber pistol in his back pocket – not in a holster. His pants were loose fitting, and he had to adjust them. As he did, the pistol in …