Qatar supplies a third of the world’s helium, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but the nation had to halt production shortly after the war erupted three weeks ago.
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Or they get destroyed for tax purposes. So much waste.
Dumpster diving anyone? We should go work at one when they go under and go by our cars on way to dumpster.