15 People Facing Imminent Death Reveal Their Thoughts And Feelings As They Were About To Die
1. Disgustingly: that I didn’t care if those around me were killed just as long as I got out alive. The knowledge of that being my thought process at the time has haunted me my entire life.
What It’s Really Like to Live With Tourette’s
I was nineteen the first time something felt wrong. Not wrong like medical emergency wrong—more like a weird glitch in the system, something I couldn’t put my finger on. I’d be alone in my room and suddenly blurt out a word, usually something crude, like my brain had fired a spark I didn’t authorize. It wasn’t loud back then. It felt like something I could hide from the world, something that would go away if I ignored it.
It didn’t.
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Why You Don’t Climb a Prison Fence
You think you’ve found a weakness in my fence line. Let me explain what you’re actually dealing with.
Our perimeter is two 14-foot fences topped with rolls of gleaming, triple-bladed razor wire—a design personally twisted and perfected by my razorwire specialist, Sergeant B. One roll on the top. Two flanking the sides. Eight rolls stacked down each fence line, forming a pyramid of steel blades from the ground all the way up.
Imagine the entire perimeter as the open jaws of a giant great white shark, each roll of wire a row of steel teeth.
There’s No Such Thing as Being Late to Your Own Life
You are not behind. Not in your career. Not in your relationships. Not in your purpose. Not in some imaginary race where everyone else seems to be sprinting while you are tying your shoes. That entire framework, the idea that you are supposed to be somewhere by now, is a story that was handed to you, not one you chose.
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The One Rule That Could Save You From Getting Scammed – Shield and Fortify
15 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy
I’ve been using this chef’s knife for a year now and it is outstanding. It’s very sharp, slices flawlessly, and I love the way it feels in my hand. Definitely a buy-it-for-life product – Amazon
Here are 6 ‘Beautiful Bill’ tax changes that will benefit wealthy Americans – NPR
Ken Burns’ The American Revolution is a towering achievement – A.V. Club
The prop-betting scandal surrounding Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz is a threat to MLB and a warning sign for sports – The Ringer
Portland Said It Was Investing in Homeless People’s Safety. Deaths Have Quadrupled. – ProPublica
The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s – Pitchfork
21 Former Ugly Ducklings Show Off The Incredible Transformations – Ned Hardy
This $20 foam sprayer is a game changer when it comes to washing your car – Amazon
Betty Brosmer: The Girl with the Impossible Waist of the 1950s – Rare Historical Photos
The Dad Instinct: How Fathers Prepare Kids for the Wider World – The Art of Manliness
Google lawsuit accuses China-based cybercriminals of massive text-message phishing scams – CBS News
20 Eerie Last Known Historical Photographs – Linkiest
The Dumping Grounds
Confessions of a Man Who Chose Chemical Castration
I’ve been on Lupron for about a year and a half now. If you asked me ten years ago whether I could imagine a version of myself who hasn’t had an erection in over a year — and calls that fantastic — I would’ve laughed. Or panicked. But that’s where I am. And the strangest part is: it feels like peace.
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Inside “The Beast”: The President’s Indestructible Limo
The presidential state car – also called The Beast and Cadillac One – is the President’s go-to vehicle for safe traveling.
Armor & Glass
It has five-inch-thick, multi-layer bullet-resistant glass and polycarbonate windows that don’t roll down, except the driver’s window which can crack open a few inches. If you’re going to install windows that can stop armor-piercing rounds, you don’t undermine that protection by rolling them down. The doors are several inches thick with bullet-resistant materials, and the body is lined with roughly five inches of armor composed of steel, aluminum, ceramic, and titanium. A seam of steel reinforces gaps at body panel joints and where the door meets the car, helping keep the cabin secure from bullets and other projectiles.
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16 People Describe What A Dead Body Smell Like
1. “Understand that a pound or two of rotten meat only gives you a faint whiff of the smell of a full-grown corpse. The power of the smell is incredible. Personally, I’m not sure it’s describable. You want to gag when you’re fifty feet away. It can take years for the smell to leave a house. It just lingers in the background. Cars are totalled by the insurance company for the odor. And the guy driving the wrecker can’t drive fast enough to get away from the smell.
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