#862 What is a karat?
What is a karat? It is a way to measure the purity of gold. (In the UK, karat is spelled as carat – more on that later). However, a carat…
What is a karat? It is a way to measure the purity of gold. (In the UK, karat is spelled as carat – more on that later). However, a carat…
Why is there so much gold in Fort Knox? Because it is far enough away from any coast and is protected by the Appalachian Mountains. Fort Knox is famous worldwide…
Is an Olympic gold medal really made of gold? The gold medal the winners at the Olympics get is only 7.5% gold. It is 92.5% silver with only a gold-plating…
I learned this today. The California Gold Rush started when James Wilson Marshall found gold flakes in the American River at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma…
I learned this today. Gold is so rare because it takes a staggeringly large amount of energy to produce it naturally. Gold has been treasured for as long as humans…