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The Sleepy Japanese Town Built Inside an Active Volcano
It’s been about 230 years since the last eruption killed half the population. But locals won’t let the volcano dictate their future. By Jennifer Nalewicki.
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Would it be immoral to send out a generation starship?
If human beings are ever to colonise other planets – which might become necessary for the survival of the species, given how far we have degraded this one – they will almost certainly have to use generation ships… By Neil Levy.
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This Is Your Brain On War
Adam Linehan teamed up with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman to produce this visual guide to what happens to the mind and body before, during, and after combat.
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Champagne in the Cellar
Seventy years after World War II ended, I went looking for the French doctor who hid with my mother and father in a Budapest cellar. By John Temple.
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‘When you find my body’: The last days of hiker Gerry Largay
Lost for at least 19 days in the Maine wilderness, the 66-year-old hiker died as she had lived: with courage and with grace. By Kathryn Miles.
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These 10 survival myths might actually get you killed
Some of the 'survival advice' that we've picked up over the years is totally wrong, often dangerously so.
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Surviving the Fall of ISIS
As Iraqi and coalition forces invade Mosul, the last ISIS stronghold in Iraq, the grim details of the extremist group’s rule come to light.
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I was stranded in the wilderness for nine days
I had lost so much weight that I looked like walking skeleton. I was ready to give up. By Ann Rodgers. (Aug. 12, 2016)
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In 1925, a remote town was saved from lethal disease by dogs
The town of Nome was faced with a diphtheria outbreak and no treatment, and it was cut off in the depths of a brutal Alaskan winter. By Louise Crane.
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Orphaned on the Ocean: The Unbelievable Story of Terry Jo Duperrault | Reader's Digest
Arthur Duperrault had long dreamed of taking his family sailing on the azure seas of the tropics. Looking out on the chilly blue waters of Lake Michigan, the optometrist from Green Bay, Wisconsin, recalled the warmer waters to the far south that he had sailed during World War II. He spoke often of wanting to live for a year on a sailboat, cruising around the world from island to island. By 1961, Duperrault had become successful enough to fulfill that dream, at least in part. That year, instead of facing a hard Wisconsin winter, he, his wife, Jean, son, Brian, 14, and daughters Terry Jo, 11, and René, seven, would head to the Bahamas.
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Morrell shipwreck 50 years ago killed eight local men
The ill-fated ship had left the Bethlehem Steel Corp. in Lackawanna, heading toward Minnesota to pick up some iron ore when it ran into a horrific storm packing winds exceeding 65 mph and creating 30-foot waves on frigid Lake Huron… By Gene Warner.
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If nuclear war broke out where's the safest place on Earth?
Nuclear tensions appear to be mounting again amidst political upheaval. So if the event of nuclear war, where should you head? By Becky Alexis-Martin.
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Edible Plants In The Wild
While there are many delicacies in the modernised world that we are living in. Have we ever stop to wonder what if we are in the wild and there are no cafes nearby to ease our hunger pangs? Would it be helpful to be aware of what could be found and eaten in Mother Nature? Just sharing this helpful article around..
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Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich
Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization.
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The Last Game I Make Before I Die
Samuel Coster
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'FGM happened to me in white, midwest America'
A Christian doctor removed my clitoris when I was three years old as a ‘cure’ for masturbation, writes Renee Bergstrom. (Dec. 3, 2016)
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The Trouble with Innocence
For almost forty years, Kerry Max Cook did everything to clear his name after being convicted of a horrifying murder in Tyler. So when he was finally exonerated, why did he ask for his conviction back? By Michael Hall.
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Grow
Frances
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Thana Faroq: The Streets Are Not Empty
The photographer and visual storyteller on daily life during conflict in Yemen, the necessity of conversation, and why she’s not a war photographer. By Joanna Naples-Mitchell.
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