Alfred Nobel added an inert substance to very unstable nitroglycerin to make this more easily handled explosive
dynamite
The "Arabian Nights" tales include one about Prince Husain, who flies around on a magical one of these
carpet
It looks like these plants are ready for picking
cotton
An apatosaurus named Arlo befriends a human boy in this 2015 animated film
The Good Dinosaur
ANCIENT LITERATURE
If you were using an alternate name, the title of this work could be translated as "Troy Story"
A paper cylinder holding a weak explosive, or a red, white & blue popsicle brand
firecracker
"Sing aloud unto God our strength", says this biblical book of poems meant to be sung
Psalms
It's quicker to grow tulips from these usually rounded organs rather than from seeds
bulbs
Sam Smith bemoans his expertise at breakups in this hit song from 2017
"Too Good at Goodbyes"
If you were using an alternate name, the title of this work could be translated as "Troy Story"
the Iliad
It's the term used for the process of destroying a building by using explosives to make it collapse inward on itself
implosion (implode accepted)
Dating from 3,500 years ago, this civilization's "Book of the Dead" is a manual for the afterlife
Egypt
Koalas spend a lot of time eating and sleeping in this type of tree
eucalyptus
On this sitcom ordinary woman Kristen Bell believed she was sent to the wrong region in the afterlife
The Good Place
The largest explosion in earth's recorded history was from one of these on Indonesia in 1815
a volcano
In "Analects" this ancient Chinese philosopher said, "When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them"
Confucius
Some people drink the juice of this succulent for its health benefits & a gel is used to relieve sunburns
aloe
Seen here, she was the voice of Judy Hopps in "Zootopia"
(Ginnifer) Goodwin
These sudden outbursts of energy on the Sun's surface are the largest explosions in the solar system
solar flares
Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles wrote 2 plays named for this complex & troubled King of Thebes
Oedipus
Native to India and other parts of Asia, a single one of these unusual trees can resemble a small forest
banyan trees
"Lucid Dreams" is a top 10 hit from this 2018 Juice Wrld album
Goodbye and Good Riddance