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11-19-2010, 12:12 PM
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A Chemist Explains Why Gold Beat Out All Other Elements As Money
The periodic table lists 118 different chemical elements. And yet, for thousands of years, humans have really, really liked one of them in particular: gold.
Gold and the Periodic Table of the Elements : Planet Money : NPR 
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11-20-2010, 07:27 PM
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Saw this on the huffington post as well. i'm sure part of the reason gold is so valuable has to do with historical and cultural reasons as well. plus of course, all the reasons outlined on the NPR podcast.
 Last edited by fiscallyprudent : 11-20-2010 at 11:44 PM.
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