Most people just know what is the price of gold in the market, the rest of the people do not have any information related to gold.

There are some interesting facts about Gold:

1. Gold was first found in the world in 1848, California.

2. The largest piece of gold was found in Australia on 5 February 1869. It is a piece of pure gold of about 69 kg and was found only 2 inches below the ground.

3. Gold Medal given in Olympics since 1912 is only 1.34% gold.

4. Do you know gold is also in our body. About 0.2 mg of gold is present in our body, this gold is mostly in our blood.

5. 100% pure gold is very soft that you can move with your hands.

6. The highest gold in the world is found in South Africa.

7. Scientists believe that gold can be found not only on Earth but also on Mercury, Mars and Venus.

8. A program was started in the year 2014 in Dubai where children will be given 2 grams of gold after reducing their weight by 1 kg.

9. There are some people in the world who are afraid of gold. This disease is called Aurophobia.

10. McLaren F1 is a sports car and it's engine is made of gold.

11. In 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold.

12. The weight of the world's largest gold biscuit is 250 kg.

13. Pure gold can also be eaten. In some Asian countries gold is added to fruits, jelly, snacks, coffee and tea.

14. So far gold has been extracted from the earth. Only 3 Olympic Swimming Pools can be filled from it.

15. It is estimated that there is a total of about 20 million tonnes of gold inside all the oceans of the Earth.

16. "Barrick Gold", a Canadian gold extraction company, has the highest gold extraction in the world.