It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world.

In 1982, Larry Walters tied 24 weather balloons to his lawn chair in Los Angeles and climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet.

George Washington had false teeth made of gold, ivory, and lead - but never wood.

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