10 Interesting Facts About Gold You Must Know
Number 10: Gold is 6 ten-billionths of the sun All those songs and poems about the golden sun are more than just lovely poetic expressions. A careful examination of the Sun's spectrum reveals to scientists that gold atoms account for approximately 6 ten-billionths (0.0000000006) of the Sun's mass, which is CRAZY! Number 9: Gold grows on a tree Many of you have undoubtedly heard of famous money that does not grow on trees line, but gold indeed does! Gold has been discovered in Eucalyptus leaves by Australian scientists. In search of water, Eucalyptus roots can travel up to 130 feet underground. Due to the presence of gold deposits in water and underground, the Eucalyptus tree absorbs microscopic gold particles, which are then transferred to the leaves via photosynthesis. The growth of gold on trees is indeed something unbelievable you will never hear, but it's the truth. Number 8: most considerable gold bar weight about 250kg This 250 kg huge gold bar was created by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in 2005. The gold rates have gone to great heights in recent years, making this massive bar worth more than $14 million according to current prices. At Japan's Toi Gold Museum, you can see and even touch this expensive treasure. Number 7: asteroid near earth contains 20 million tonnes of gold This gold asteroid is known as Psyche 16. It is thought to be rich in gold and precious metals and worth a whopping $10,000 quadrillion. That is far more than the global economy, which is estimated to be worth $103 trillion. Isn’t that incredible? So Is there an asteroid containing this much gold? Or is it man-made story? There indeed is an asteroid named psyche 16; however, new research suggests that Psyche 16 is more hard rock than heavy metal. Whatever the case, astronomers may soon better understand this enigmatic asteroid. Who knows, there may be this much gold in it. Number 6:About one-fifth of all gold held by the worlds government in London Hidden gold mines underneath London streets sound like something that came out of a Hollywood movie, but it's far from fictitious. Because there is a hidden gold mine that stretches over 300,000 square feet beneath the City of London, the financial district in the heart of the United Kingdom's capital, under the pavement of Threadneedle Street, there is a maze of eight Bank of England gold vaults, each stacked with gold bars worth around $200 billion. Number 5: Noble prize is made of gold The Nobel Prize medal is still made of gold, but it was downgraded from 23 karats (24 is pure) to an 18-karat core coated in 23-karat gold in 1980. Each medal's gold is worth around $8,000. Number 4: Gold comes from outer space Did you know? Almost all gold discovered today did not come from Earth. It came from meteorites that struck our planet 200 million years after it formed. It is precisely what you believe it to be. Gold is a foreigner. Number 3: ocean holds 20 million pounds of gold This statement is entirely accurate; however, Looking for gold in the ocean is like looking for sugar grains in a gallon of unstirred coffee. Gold ores can also be found at seafloor depths, but these deposits are encased in layers upon layers of rock making them impossible to be found. There is currently no efficient way to extract these gold deposits from the ocean. In the future, some technology may be invented to remove these precious gold grains. Number 2: Gold is used in treatments Gold has many applications aside from luxury and investment. Gold is useful in treating/possibly curing cancer, HIV, and rheumatoid arthritis. Cancer medication typically has side effects, but scientists are developing an anticancer drug with gold particles rather than platinum particles to reduce side effects. For HIV, researchers used monkeys infected with an HIV-like virus to test a gold-based drug. The results showed that auranofin could shrink virus cells. The liquid gold has been shown to reduce joint swelling in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Using gold for human treatments indeed does sound crazy to us. Number 1:Our bodies contain 0.2% of gold Yes, there is gold in human bodies. Each hair strand could contain traces of 14 different elements, including gold. Blood contains trace amounts of gold as well.
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