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All the platinum ever mined from the beginning of time would fit into a typical living room.
Around two tonnes of ore has to be mined to obtain enough platinum to make a ring.
Platinum's melting point is almost double that of gold.
Platinum is used in the hard discs of most PC's to improve capacity and durability.
Platinum is resistant to attack from most chemicals.
The only material suitable for the electrode in heart pacemakers is platinum.
Platinum is used to make nitrogen fertilisers.
1 gram of platinum can be made into wire 2 kilometres long.
One third of the platinum mined in the world in 2005 was made into jewellery.
There is no platinum in a platinum record; it's only plastic dipped in silver.
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