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Silver kills bacteria
by chemically affecting the cell
membranes, breaking them down. Bacteria
do not develop resistance to Silver,
as they do to many antibiotics. |
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The expression 'born with a Silver
spoon in their mouth' stems from
health rather than wealth status,
as children fed with Silver utensils
were believed to be healthier. |
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Silver is the best conductor of
heat of all elements. Its uses in
solar panels and automobile rear
window defoggers take advantage
of this quality. |
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Silver bullion coins have the highest
degree of optical reflectivity of
all bullion. A Silver mirror can
reflect about 95% of the visible
light spectrum. |
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More than 2/3 of the Silver bullion
produced worldwide is a by product
of lead, copper and zinc mining. |
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In the earliest Egyptian records,
Silver was considered more precious
than Gold. |
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The name Silver originates from
the Old English Anglo-Saxon word
'seolfor' meaning Silver. |
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Argentina was named from Argentum,
the element of Silver's Latin name.
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The word for Silver and money
are the same in at least fourteen
languages.. |
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More silver has been used since
1990 than has been produced and
stocks are being depleted. |
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In 1900, there were approximately
12 billion ounces of silver in the
world. Today, that figure has fallen
to about 300 million ounces of above-ground,
refined silver. |
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