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  2. Asteroid mining - Wikipedia

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    Before 1970, asteroid mining existed largely within the realm of science fiction. Publications such as Worlds of If, [8] Scavengers in Space, [9] and Miners in the Sky [10] told stories about the conceived dangers, motives, and experiences of mining asteroids.

  3. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    Extraterrestrial element found in meteorites. The German research team Group 935 discovers it in northern France in 1918 where zombified Christian knights infect the research team. Seen throughout the 'Zombies' storyline, it powers energy weapons, zombifies (and in some cases mutates) humans, increases the abilities of humans, can bend time and ...

  4. Iceland spar - Wikipedia

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    It has been speculated that the sunstone (Old Norse: sólarsteinn, a different mineral from the gem-quality sunstone) mentioned in medieval Icelandic texts, such as Rauðúlfs þáttr, was Iceland spar, and that Vikings used its light-polarizing property to tell the direction of the sun on cloudy days for navigational purposes.

  5. Mining industry of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Mining in Ghana predates colonial times, with evidence showing that gold mining in the region has been carried out for centuries. Indigenous communities mined gold along riverbanks such as the Pra and Ankobra Rivers using rudimentary tools, long before the arrival of Europeans.

  6. The Righteous Gemstones - Wikipedia

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    The Righteous Gemstones is an American comedy-drama television series created by Danny McBride that premiered on August 18, 2019, on HBO. The series follows a famous and dysfunctional family of televangelists. It stars McBride, Adam DeVine, Edi Patterson, Tony Cavalero, Cassidy Freeman, Gregory Alan Williams, Tim Baltz, and John Goodman. The ...