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SILLY THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT GOLD

Added on: 22nd Oct 2016

 

GOLD IS OFTEN FORCIBLY EXTRACTED FROM

WATER DURING EARTHQUAKES DUE TO

PRESSURE DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH'S CRUST

Gold is often forcibly extracted from water during earthquakes due to pressure deep within the Earth's crust

 

 

THE LEAVES OF EUCALYPTUS TREES HAVE BEEN

FOUND TO CONTAIN TRACES OF GOLD

The leaves of eucalyptus trees have been found to contain traces of gold

 

 

THREE OLYMPIC SIZED SWIMMING POOLS ARE

CAPABLE OF HOLDING ALL THE GOLD EVER

MINED IN HUMAN HISTORY

3 olympic sized swimming pools are capable of holding all the gold ever mined in human history

 

 

ALMOST HALF OF THAT GOLD HAS COME FROM

ONE LOCATION, WITWATERSRAND, SOUTH AFRICA

Almost half of that gold has come from one location - Witwatersrand, South Africa

 

 

AUROPHOBIA IS THE FEAR OF GOLD

Aurophobia is the fear of gold

 

 

INDIAN HOUSEWIVES HOLD NEARLY 11% OF THE

WORLD'S GOLD. THAT IS MORE THAN THE US,

SWITZERLAND, GERMANY AND THE

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND COMBINED!

Indian housewives hold nearly 11% of the world's gold

 

 

THE LARGEST GOLD BAR IN THE WORLD

WEIGHS 250KG (551 POUNDS)

That is more than the US, Switzerland, Germany, and the International Monetary Fund combined

 

 

YOUR BODY CONTAINS ABOUT .2 MG OF GOLD,

MOSTLY IN YOUR BLOODSTREAM

Your body contains about .2 mg of gold, mostly in your bloodstream

 

 


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