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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 …
Subtle use of graymail for protection
The Iran-Contra Affair was a political scandal that rocked the U.S. between 1981 and 1986. U.S. officials were selling arms to Iran and planned …
Eccentric millionaire captures Russian nuclear sub
In 1968, a Soviet Golf-II class submarine left the port of Petropavlovsk, on a peacetime patrol northeast of Hawaii. The sub, called K-129, was …
This WWII Veteran is the OG of hand loading ammo
Jim Clark was a Marine, gunsmith, and ammo reloading expert. After serving in World War II, Jim returned home and started reloading his own …
12-Year-old girl surprises home invader with a lead salad
Kendra S. was a typical 12-year-old kid, but she did something that even many adults won’t do when it comes to home defense. You …
Busting myths about the effects of suppressors
Tom R. served in the U.S. Military, witnessing firsthand the role suppressors play on the battlefield. During a late-night raid, twenty U.S. soldiers deployed …
Hackers target kiosks to pilfer personal info
Redbox Automated Retail was a video rental and streaming company founded in 2002 and based in Illinois. The company made a name for itself …