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A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.  

A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.  

Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.  

An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.  

Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.  

Sea water, loaded with mineral salts, weighs about a pound and a half more per cubit foot than fresh water at the same temperature.  

The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum.

The Chinese were using aluminum to make things as early as 300 AD Western civilization didn't rediscover aluminum until 1827.  

The largest hailstone ever recorded was 17.5 inches in diameter - bigger than a basketball.