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TIL Helium is a non-renewable resource, the US used to stockpile it, and we may run out eventually

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nWJv7 TIL a New York Jets fan was once killed by a drone shaped like a lawnmower
d8YjB TIL During the 1920s and 30s, Chrysotile was used and marketed as "artificial snow". It was sold under the brand names of "White Magic", "Pure White", and "Snow Drift". Another name for Chrysotile is White Asbestos.
R59r8 TIL in 1975, there were 2 crude oil tanker spills on January 31st. The Corinthos Spill in the Delaware River and the Epic Colocotronis Spill in Puerto Rico dumped a combined 28.5 million gallons of oil into surrounding waters.
ANPk4 TIL in 2020, on average, more than 2700 new podcasts were created PER DAY
rR8jo TIL out of the 1000 oldest companies in the world, more than half of them come from Japan.