Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
16
Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
18
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
140
If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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If you get water flowing fast enough, it can cut metal.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
13
If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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