By Liberty Nation Authors

On February 9th, 1540: The first recorded horse race meeting in England was held at Roodee Fields in Chester. Horse races are still regularly held there. — February 9th, 1555:  My 17th great-grandfather, Dr. Rowland Taylor (born 6 October 1510) was burned alive at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for professing that Bible scripture is inerrant. He died singing hymns. His martyrdom is described in Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. – JWR — February 9th is the birthday of gun writer Major George Charles Nonte Jr. (Born 1926, died June 30, 1978.) — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another …

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(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) In Part 1, I presented an overview of the Super Safety and why it was chosen. Now, I will move on to describing some details on installation and function checking. This will cover the modifications to install a Super Safety on only a standard 5.56mm AR-15. The MP5 and AR9 models of the Super Safety are very popular but do require extra parts as well as some other considerations. A successful 5.56 install will help you get used to what you’re dealing with, since it is by far the most straightforward. Parts …

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The following recipe for Sauerkraut is from SurvivalBlog reader Mrs. Alaska. She writes: “You can ferment any vegetables, but perhaps the best known is cabbage. This is easy to do, and worthwhile. It will last for months in a refrigerator (or cool space). Fermented vegetables of any kind (like kimchi) benefit our gut biome, digestion, and immune system. Note 1: you will need more cabbage than you expect, because salting it will diminish the volume. Note 2: Different types of cabbage will impact the final volume and crunchiness. So use what you have for a first batch, and then try …

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Today’s graphic: A map showing all of the agricultural land in the world. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.

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“It’s paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.” – Andy Rooney

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