The USA is
the largest
supplier of helium 1
Helium is
colorless,
odorless and tasteless 2
Helium is
non flammable 1
The sun
produces
hundreds of millions of tons of helium per second 4
Helium
can be turned
into a liquid to cool an MRI machine 1
Helium
was detected on
earth in 1881 3
Inhaling
helium
directly from helium balloons can be dangerous ¹
Divers
use helium for
deep diving 1
Interesting
Balloon Facts
Latex
balloons were
created in 1824 5
Latex
balloon shatter
at 26,000 feet 6
Latex for
balloons
comes from trees 6
Latex
balloons are
100% biodegradable 6
The first
balloons
were made out of animal bladders 7
Foil
balloons are made
of metal coated plastic 8