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Poisoned by Hawaii’s toxic tap water
Army Major Amanda F. and her family lived on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In November 2021, Amanda, her husband and their …
How to stay alive in a crowd during a terrorist attack
Alexis S. was celebrating New Year’s Eve on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The French Quarter was packed with tourists and locals ringing in …
How to avoid freezing to death when the grid’s down
Misty P. is a 44-year-old mother from northeastern Pennsylvania. On November 13, 2025, her family’s electricity was shut off over $602 in unpaid bills. …
Lunatic murders ex-boyfriend (with an “assist” from Apple)
Andre S. was a 26-year-old man from Indianapolis, Indiana. In June, his relationship with his girlfriend ended – sort of. See, what Andre didn’t …
How to stay alive in a crowd during a terrorist attack
Alexis S. was celebrating New Year’s Eve on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The French Quarter was packed with tourists and locals ringing in …
This couple had full power during an 11-day blackout
Rob D. and Holly B. are a couple living in Western North Carolina. In September 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into their region with devastating …
Surviving 24 days in the mountains with just a knife and lighter
Tiffany S., a 28-year-old dialysis technician and competitive archer from Madera, California, set out for a short hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She …
Bird flu outbreak sparks 57,000 fatalities
Phil R. runs a duck farm in California. On a Tuesday morning in October 2025, his staff noticed “a modest increase in mortality.” There …
Tree bark for the human, beef jerky for the dogs?
Paula R. is a 21-year-old avid hiker from Seattle. One weekend she went hiking in the Snoqualmie Pass area of the Cascade Mountains. During …
Run over by A dump truck but still kicking?
Glock pistols have earned a reputation for being tough. And there are countless stories about Glocks impressively surviving harsh conditions. One such story involves …
How to survive when the checks stop coming
Marc M. was a federal employee during the 1995-1996 government shutdown that lasted 21 days. He was classified as “essential,” so he had to …
How Gerald survived while lost in a blinding snowstorm
Gerald F. and his group of friends from Illinois went hiking during September in the Rawah Wilderness in Colorado September. During the afternoon, Gerald …
Locked out of your bank accounts long-term?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides cloud computing services (networking, storage, software, etc.) to companies and governments. And while …
How Disney got hacked by the Russians
Ryan K. is a 25-year-old computer hacker who lives in California. In 2024, Ryan targeted Disney and hacked into their computer systems and leaked …
Real-life thriller interrupts movie at the theater
Heather M. and her husband often go to the movies for a date night. One evening, they were at a movie theater in the …
Should you use a red dot on your gun?
Rich S. is a 50-year-old man who lived in Benton City, Washington. One morning, he armed himself with a gun and forced himself into …
Concealed carry gone tragically wrong
Glenn G. is a retired U.S. Army Colonel who lives in Alabama. One Sunday afternoon around 5 P.M. Glenn met a man to discuss …
Successfully using your smartphone when the grid’s down
Keeping an old smartphone saved Steven S. from death. You see, late one Friday night Steven was driving on a rural road near Quesnel …
5-year-old girl found wandering a mountainside alone
Kings Mountain Trail is a popular hiking and camping area above the town of Woodside, California. It’s about 900 wooded acres and contains areas …
Zach detonates the back of his buddy’s van
Zach P. enjoys shooting his AR-15 and regularly gets together with buddies to go shooting. One of the friends has a large piece of …
Surviving for 36 hours in a deadly storm
David M. and Jack C. are avid climbers who were hiking Mount Rainier early one June. If you’re not familiar with it, Mount Rainier …
Boiling rocks to purify water
Brandy S. lives in San Clemente, CA and like many Californians, she likes to visit the beach. One day she visited San Onofre State …
California’s sinister Glock ban
On February 28th, 1997, Larry P. and Emil M. robbed a Bank of America in North Hollywood, CA. The two men were equipped with …
Citizens eat “sugar dirt” to ward off starvation
In June 1941, Nazi Germany declared war on the Soviet Union. Months later, the Germans started the Blockade of Leningrad. German forces surrounded the …