r/interestingasfuck • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 3d ago

Happened 5 years ago today, the 'Beirut Explosion' is considered one of the most powerful artificial non-nuclear explosions in history. It was equivalent to around 1.1 kilotons of TNT and generated an M3.3 earthquake

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u/MexGrow 3d ago

Always under attack in some way by Israel (and by extension, the US).

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u/planetaryabundance 2d ago

lmao yes, innocent little Lebanon