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  2. List of alchemical substances - Wikipedia

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    Fulminating gold – a number of gold based explosives which "fulminate", or detonate easily. – gold hydrazide, formed by adding ammonia to the auric hydroxide. When dry, can explode on concussion. – an unstable gold carbonate formed by precipitation by potash from gold dissolved in aqua regia. Galena – lead(II) sulfide. Lead ore.

  3. Natural material - Wikipedia

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    A natural material is any product or physical matter that comes from plants, animals, or the ground which is not man-made. [1] [2] Minerals and the metals that can be extracted from them (without further modification) are also considered to belong into this category. Natural materials are used as building materials and clothing. Types include:

  4. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    All good things come to him who waits; All good things must come to an end; All hands on deck/to the pump; All is grist that comes to the mill; All roads lead to Rome; All that glitters/glistens is not gold; All the world loves a lover; All things come to those who wait; All things must pass

  5. 11 Retro Things That Gen Z Is Bringing Back - AOL

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    Thrift Store Shopping and Sustainability. For Gen Z, thrifting is life. The last time shopping for used, vintage clothes and items was this hot was in the 1990’s. And think back to the 80s, when ...

  6. Phrases from Hamlet in common English - Wikipedia

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    (Another misunderstood phrase, in the context (the Danes' drinking customs) it signifies that the Danes gain more honour by neglecting their drunken customs than following them; however, it has come to be used in situations where it simply means that a custom is hardly ever followed.) O, answer me! (Hamlet's anguished cry to his father's ghost)

  7. Zwischengoldglas - Wikipedia

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    Beaker made using the ‘Zwischengoldglas’ technique, mid 18th century V&A Museum no. 1271-1872. Zwischengoldglas, (German "gold between glass", plural Zwischengoldgläser) is a type of decorated glassware in which a design in gold leaf is created on a glass vessel, then sealed under another precisely-fitting glass vessel, which is then bonded to the first piece with cement.

  8. Glitter - Wikipedia

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    Furniture made of glitter PVC. Prior to fabrics made with modern glitter, sequins were sewn or woven on to fabric to give it a glittering appearance. Edible glitter made from gum arabic and other ingredients is even used by culinary artists. [23] Glitter is used in cosmetics to make the face and nails shiny or sparkly.

  9. Stolen, sold, not even solid gold. The story of Oscar

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    In 2006 an online casino made an end-run around the no-sale rule. Instead, it bought a 999-year lease on the 1960 best score Oscar won by composer Morris Stoloff for “Song Without End.”