A compilation of interesting facts about gold

When we want to describe the kindness and generosity of a person we say that he has a "heart of gold". In this expression, the gold is matched with something good, and this is one of many examples of where this precious metal is used as a synonym for greatness. As you know, the winners of the Olympic games receive gold medals (although they are mainly composed of silver and covered just one per cent gold), the Oscar statuettes also have the gold plating as Grammy, Golden globe and Nobel prize medals. But why do we love and value the gold is higher than the hundreds of other metal on earth? In history we can trace, gold was considered to be something very honorable to have. This "passion for gold" is a feature of the world and not of any particular culture, which proves that gold was highly valued long before the development of civilizations. All of one hundred and eighteen elements in the periodic table gold is the only one that mankind has always been used as currency. Read on to learn more interesting facts about this fascinating metal.

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