Welcome to the Council of Trend Podcast, a production of Catholic Answers.

It is free for all Friday here on the Council of Trend Podcast.

I'm your host, Catholic Answers Apologist and Speaker, Trent Horn.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we like to talk about theology, apologetics, how to better explain

and defend our Catholic faith.

But on Fridays, the show topics are a bit more eclectic.

So they really run the gamut, but what they all have in common is I find them to be supremely

fascinating and interesting, and I think you'll share the same opinion.

So today, what I want to talk about are the top 10 biggest explosions of all time.

And the impetus for today's show topic was the recent tragedy in Beirut.

When I first saw that video of the explosion in the port of Beirut, I was flabbergasted.

I was awestruck.

I couldn't believe an explosion that large could be.

At first, I thought it was a nuclear explosion, but then I did a quick bit of research to see.

No, it was a conventional explosion, and it does make my list for today.

So please continue to pray for everyone involved in that.

The tragedy and disaster is still ongoing.

So pray for everyone who was involved and consider donating to the Red Cross or other relief

services to help those who are in need.

So as I read more about that disaster in Beirut, I noticed there were some commonalities

with other large man-made explosions that had occurred somewhat recently.

So let's jump right into our list and you'll see some of the commonalities, at least

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