Minnesota has a lot of helium

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"Helium discovery in northern Minnesota may be biggest ever in North America"
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/ ... is-county/
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An interesting story though the newscaster pronouncing Qatar as 'Cutter' was a bit like the proverbial nails on a chaulkboard.
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Rare earth metals in Wyoming and now helium in Minnesota! What's next?

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Abundant it is, so much of the stuff escapes the Sun daily it settles in the deeper lunar craters where its also found in large amounts...

Cool for Minnesota!
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Graeme1858 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:57 am Rare earth metals in Wyoming and now helium in Minnesota! What's next?

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Well... a 55,000 years-old Bison was found frozen in Alaska. But apparently the folks who found it were hungry, so...
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/11193539 ... rved-eaten
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Graeme1858 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:57 am Rare earth metals in Wyoming and now helium in Minnesota! What's next?

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Cow farts in Texas....
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Gordon wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:18 pm Cow farts in Texas....

Oh dear.... will they interfere with the eclipse?
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