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TIL that we are NOT running out of Helium any time soon.

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1aav7 TIL that the 1993 VHS release of Aladdin sold 10.6 million copies in its first week.
woKE TIL: Comic Sans was created for Microsoft Bob
yV8Ea TIL that Technicolor movies were filmed on three rolls of film with the image split using a prism into three color images. Each film roll was then developed and dyed a complimentary primary color and then the three rolls were laminated together to create a full color roll of film
yVAyX TIL that Aztecs had 18 festivities each year, 17 of which included human sacrifices. Apart from extraction of the heart, they used variety of other methods; drowning, starvation, decapitation, burning, bludgeoning, throwing from heights, forced gladiatorial combat and shooting with arrows.
VKBD TIL marathon runner Francisco Lázaro was the first athlete to die at an Olympic event. He collapsed after 30km, having covered large parts of his body with wax, which prevented him from sweating