Outside the Numbers
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* 1 out of every 7 pair of prescription eyeglasses sold in the United States has silver in it. * The term for silver and money is exactly the same in 14 different languages. * There are 17 ounces of silver for every 1 ounce of gold on the planet. * 95% of silver consumed annually is used to make silverware, jewelry, and in photography. * 700 BC is when historians believe the first silver coins were struck. * 8,000 feet of silver wire can be created from 1 ounce of silver. |
