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TIL Helium was detected on the sun before it was detected on Earth. That's why it was named for Helios, the Greek god of the sun.

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TIL Helium was detected on the sun before it was detected on Earth. That's why it was named for Helios, the Greek god of the sun.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 6 months ago

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150 years since the discovery of Helium

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On 20 October 1868, Norman Lockyer discovered helium. Associate Curator of Chemistry Rupert Cole tells the story.

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Damn, and now we use it to let balloons fly for children.
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  Heavenly substance

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