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Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

SWAT

law enforcement, United States

Also known as: Special Weapons and Tactics

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doxing

In doxing: Types of doxing
…Special Weapons and Tactics, or SWAT, in the United States) to the house of the doxed individual. Doxing can also include the spread of revenge porn or sexually explicit images released without consent.
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swatting

In swatting
…Special Weapons and Tactics, or SWAT, teams. The Anti-Defamation League estimates that about 1,000 swatting incidents occur each year.
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