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on Jan 12, 2025

Just Hot Air
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Helium

Hydrogen. Hindenburg was planned to run on helium, but because of the U.S. export ban, flammable hydrogen was chosen instead.

History Trivia / January 11, 2025

The Sun. King Louis the Fourteenth is commonly referred to in France as "Le Roi Soleil" (which means "The Sun King").

History Trivia / January 11, 2025

13 Rounds. Although a pre-ban Glock 23 magazine holds 13 rounds, a post-ban magazine holds only ten.

History Trivia / January 10, 2025

Allies And Axis. The Allied Powers in World War II included the U.K., USSR, and USA, while Germany, Italy and Japan comprised the Axis.

History Trivia / January 10, 2025

Scurvy And Rickets. In the late 1800's, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins was the first to declare vitamins an essential part of the human diet.

History Trivia / January 09, 2025

Carrie Nation. The temperance movement espoused by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union from 1874 was a crusade to reduce alcohol consumption.

History Trivia / January 09, 2025

Anwar Al Sadat. The Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat was assassinated by an Islamic group called Tanzim al-Jihad on October 6, 1981.