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TIL No, we’re not in danger of running out of helium, but once our reserves are depleted the cost of extracting it from natural gas will be so exorbitant that a single party balloon would likely cost anywhere from $100 to $170.

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wDb6 TIL Mr. Balls, aka ‘Senor Testiculo,’ is a cancer awareness mascot in Brazil.
xVKd0 TIL In 2010, Andriej Ivanov, went to a bridge in Ufa, Russia to commit suicide. When he arrived there he saw Maria Petrova, climbing over the railing to attempt suicide. He stopped her from killing herself, and they later fell in love and planned on getting married.
VMemG TIL in the 50s and 60s both American and Soviet films were banned in Yugoslavia, so instead they imported films from Mexico, who were going through their cinematic golden age. This created a Mexican craze in Yugoslavia where Yugoslav singers would dress like mariachis, sing songs in a Mexican style
GpXj TIL more US presidents have died on July 4 than any other day.
kOald TIL On a clear day you can see five states from the Empire State Building observatories: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts.