As strange as it might sound, sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis are given injections of liquid gold to relieve their pain when regular pain medications aren’t able to offer relief. This is one of the most unexpected facts about gold. Read full article Gold, known for its radiant shine and ...
Gold is extremely ductile. A single ounce of gold (about 28 grams) can be stretched into a gold thread 5 miles (8 kilometers) long. Gold threads can even be used in embroidery. Malleability is a measure of how easily a material can be hammered into thin sheets. Gold is the most malle...
Gold can be found just about anywhere on Earth, but that doesn’t mean that it is common everywhere on Earth. The highest concentration of gold in the world can be found in Witwatersrand, South Africa, where nearly half the gold in the world has been mined. Mining for Riches The easiest...
Here are 50 facts about Earth. 1. We're the third rock from the sun (Image credit: Getty Images) Our home, Earth, is the third planet from the sun, the fifth largest planet in our solar system, with a radius of 3,959 miles, and the only world known to support an atmosphere with...
Some interesting facts about the Summer Olympics London in England is the only city to have hosted the Games three times (1908, 1948 and 2012). Paris in France will become the next city to do so when it hosts the 2024 Summer Games. The USA has hosted the Games four times but in three...
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with China is aware of The Great Wall. Beloved Chinese leader Mao ZeDone even quipped that“He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man”.But while most people are aware that a massive wall exists, very few are familiar with theThe Great Wall of Chinahistory and facts. ...
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That’s enough fast facts about the Silver State for now; we’re here to learn some of the more interesting facts! People have lived in Nevada for around 10,000 years. According to the most modern theories on how the Americas were populated, a group of people called the Paleo-Indians cr...