Did giants once exist and walk the Earth, perhaps even alongside human beings? That question, at least to some, is so preposterous that it is often dismissed without contemplation. The fact is, though, that there are more reasons to suspect that giants once existed than many people might think. Not only are there numerous writings of giants in ancient texts, but multiple discoveries of giant skeletal remains have been made dating from our contemporary era right the way back to the mid-nineteenth century and before even that. 

The "fastest evolving vertebrate" title is hotly contested, but here are a few contenders.

Would any Muslim country allow 30,000 Christians to commandeer the streets of its capital city in a display of Christian domination?

“Libertarianism is rejected by the modern left – which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the modern right-which preaches enterprise but practices protectionism.” – Karl Hess The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

Today’s graphic: Urban map of the US including public and Native American lands. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.)  Source: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2012865117 The thumbnail below is click-expandable.       — Please send your graphic ideas to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted. The post SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

The following recipe for a four-cheese fried (grilled) sandwich is from reader Michael E., in England. Ingredients 2 tbsp ricotta cheese 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese 50g mozzarella cheese 2 thick slices of white bread 25g gorgonzola cheese 1 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp butter Directions Prepping: Mix the ricotta with the grated parmesan and mozzarella. Take 2 thick slices of white bread and spread the cheese mixture over one of them. Top with the gorgonzola, broken into pieces, then close the sandwich with another slice of bread. Sandwich Frying: Spread the outsides of the sandwich, top and bottom, with the … The post Recipe of the Week: Four-Cheese Fried Sandwich appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

I will be the first to admit that aftershave does not rank high on any list of survival necessities. In fact, if used in the wrong way, products like aftershave may actually produce threats to one’s chances of survival. SurvivalBlog reader David L. shared some insights along this line in the September 13, 2023 Snippets column in SurvivalBlog: Like many well-prepared preppers, I have gotten past location, food, guns, ammo, etc, etc, to stocking toilet paper, paper towels, and things such as shampoo and deodorants. The last two can be literally DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH! Yeah, right, you say! Bear … The post Homemade Aftershave, by Thomas Christianson appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On September 16, 1920, the Wall Street Bombing occurred at 12:01 PM when a horse-drawn wagon exploded on Wall Street, New York, killing 38 people and injuring 143 others. The bombing was almost certainly the work of radical anarchist leftists, though none were ever charged. Until the Oklahoma City federal building bombing on April 19, 1995, the Wall Street Bombing of 1920 was the worst act of terrorism on American soil. — On September 16, 1940, Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training & Service Act. This was the first-ever peacetime draft in the United States. — American … The post Preparedness Notes for Monday — September 16, 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News: In a previous article that I published last week, I wrote about how the Book of Hebrews in the New Testament section of the Bible is a book written specifically to the Hebrew people living during the First Century when Jesus walked the earth, and that it was the […]