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Fun on Friday: No Gold Biscuit for You!

How would you celebrate the birthday of a government building? Maybe send out a press release? Perhaps hold a little assembly and let some politician ramble for a while about how great the building is? Maybe host an open house for the public? Or here’s an idea. Just ignore it. After all, it’s a government building. […]

Fun on Friday: Excrement of the Gods

The Aztecs described gold as the “excrement of the gods.” Apparently, it’s also the excrement of mere mortals. In a widely circulated story, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) reports that about $3.6 million in gold and silver are lost each year in wastewater and sludge discharged from Swiss wastewater plants each […]

Fun on Friday: Gold Quacks and Scammers

“But however mysterious is nature, however ignorant the doctor, however imperfect the present state of physical science, the patronage and the success of quacks and quackeries are infinitely more wonderful than those of honest and laborious men of science and their careful experiments.” – P.T. Barnum Yes. There are plenty of quacks in the world. And you’ll find more […]

Fun on Friday: He Put Gold Where???

A few Fridays back, I shared some of the innovative ways people have come up with to smuggle gold. Like I said in that article, gold smuggling is a very lucrative business. People want gold, and they’ll go to great lengths to have it. But smuggling isn’t as easy as you might think, and people have put […]

Fun on Friday: Golden Music for Your Ears

Apple recently announced its new iPhone 10 to much hoopla. It will feature a retina display, increased storage and RAM, and enhanced facial recognition (which is either real cool or incredibly creepy, depending on your point of view.) Of course, this will all come with a pretty hefty price tag of around $1,000. A lot […]