The Hindenburg zeppelin was merely the largest aircraft ever built, and it probably was the one whose demise was most widely reported.
But the fate of a single hydrogen-filled airship pales in comparison with the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. We're talking about the Wikipedia article on Led Zeppelin, of course, which, according to the article, was named based on the idea that such a band would be about as successful as a lead zeppelin. Now that's useful knowledge about world history.
Wikipedia editors' careful attention to intensive pop culture coverage can also be found on the entries about the U-2. Sure, the famously high-flying spy plane played a key role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, but has the Strategic Reconnaissance Wing ever released a special-edition iPod?
Here are the word counts for some pairs of Wikipedia entries on aviation and some related terms:
Hindenburg: 6,777
Led Zeppelin: 6,840
Lockheed U-2: 2,741
U2 (the band): 9,909
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