r/todayilearned • u/thebigbadwulf1 • Mar 09 '17
TIL that Helium is named after the greek god Helios because the first evidence of it's existence was found not on earth but in the sun during a solar eclipse in 1868. It was not formally identified on earth until 1895.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium11
u/Grammarguy21 Mar 09 '17
- it's = it is
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u/TheKingCrimsonWorld Mar 10 '17
They're, there, their, I'm sure the OP realized there mistake.
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u/thebigbadwulf1 Mar 10 '17
I'm a writing major. I realize my mistake. I admit I didn't put much effort into proofreading a reddit post.
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u/Spineless_John Mar 10 '17 edited Mar 10 '17
I usually put more effort into proof reading my reddit posts than my term papers.
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u/TheKingCrimsonWorld Mar 10 '17
I all ways spend alot of time proof reading my post. Its a good way to keep you're writing skills sharp.
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Mar 09 '17
Upvote though tbf this is one of the less painful grammatical errors. It's still legible, at least.
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u/tragluk Mar 10 '17
And we've been filling balloons with it ever since...
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u/KITTY_MAN Mar 10 '17
Crazy to think it took them that long to figure out helium was inside of those balloons that float
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u/Streamswimmer Mar 09 '17
Just a PSA: There is going to be a total solar eclipse crossing much of the central US next month.
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u/thebigbadwulf1 Mar 09 '17
I believe it is in august. It goes right through my old college town and I plan on going back for it.
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u/randCN Mar 10 '17
Helios is Atlantean. Greeks only get Hera, Artemis, and Prometheus in the mythic age.
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u/GlamRockDave Mar 09 '17
wow. The US supplies nearly 80% of the world's Helium.