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GOLD USES AND ABUSES ... or ... APPLICATIONS BEING EXCEPTED |
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Gold has been used as a therapy for asthma.
A series of intramuscular injections of gold salts leads to a reduction of the painful symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in about 70% of the cases. Estimates run as high as 100,000 people in the U.S. are currently on gold treatment.
The foundation of the "stone gate fortress of Purandhar" is the largest piece of gold architecture in the world. Made in the year 1290, near Poona, India, it weighs 37,500 lbs.
The most expensive swimming pool made of gold and jewels is the King/Prince of Siam’s, built in 1887. Gold is used for electronic coating (or is that too shocking to put in print?). Tutankhamen (1352 B.C.) is encased in a coffin of solid gold that weighs 2448 lbs. ROLL OVER IMAGE TO SEE A WILD AND CRAZY GUY. |
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Carl Faberge gave golden Easter eggs to czarinas in Russia.
An ounce of gold can be beaten into a sheet covering nearly a hundred square feet or drawn into fifty miles of thin gold wire.
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The astronauts’ moon landing vehicles were gold sheathed to withstand the sun's heat. NASA's bubble helmets had a thin gold coating to protect their eyes from the blinding light. The space shuttle Columbia utilized 1,312 ounces of fine gold according to NASA. |
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The Congressional Medal of Honor (Bob Hope) image is shown on the right. Also related to the medal please see: OVER THERE...WTC, a patriotic song recorded and released by DoubleTake that utilized the lyrics (with new original music) from the song popularized by James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy, Over There written by George M. Cohan. who won the first Congressional Medal of Honor.
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While researching the Legend of the Lost Dutchman for the Goldbuster Guidebook that accompanied the Superstition Gold album, DoubleTake found many things about Gold. NOTE: MANY OF THE WEB PAGES USED IN THE GOLD 'N STUFF SECTION HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE GUIDEBOOK, BUT HAVE BEEN EDITED FOR THE INTERNET AND DO NOT NECESSARILY USE IN"CLUE" INFORMATION ABOUT THE DT'S SEARCH FOR THE GOLD. GOLDEN GRATES, BRIDGES GENERAL HISTORY GOLD USES AND ABUSES ... or ... APPLICATIONS BEING EXCEPTED BEAR MARKETS ... or ... PAWS FOR THE CLAWS FLASH IN THE PANS & OTHER GOLD DIGGERS |
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