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By Jay SpeakmanThe Deadly Truth: Why the WW2 Gas Mask Was Dangerous Equipment to Carry
In the panic of chemical attack drills, the humble WWII gas mask felt like salvation—until historians discovered its dark secret. Behind the rubber... -
By Jay SpeakmanThe Incredible Survival Story: How Russian Physicist Anatoli Bugorski Stuck His Head in a Nuclear Particle Accelerator
When Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski accidentally placed his head inside an active U‑70 synchrotron beam in 1978—absorbing a 76 GeV proton shot ... -
By Jay SpeakmanThe Halifax Explosion of 1917: A Tragedy That Shook Halifax Harbor
Imagine a freight ship turned floating bomb drifting into your harbor—then detonating with the power of a small nuclear weapon. On December 6, 1917... -
By Jay SpeakmanThe Crazies (2010): A Shocking Remake That Will Quarantine Your Fears
Imagine the calm streets of Ogden Marsh shattered by a sudden, invisible threat in the water supply—turning neighbors into unrecognizable, violent ... -
By Jeff EdwardsGas Masks as a Symbol of Resistance at the 1968 Democratic Convention
“The whole world is watching.” When Chicago police and National Guardsmen flooded the streets around the 1968 DNC with tear gas and batons, only th...
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