24 Carat facts
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When Bill Cosby won 3 Razzies in 1987, he insisted that he wanted a real trophy. His original Razzie was worth $1.97, but the Fox Network made him real ones out of 24 carat gold and Italian marble, costing $30,000. He was the first actor to claim any Razzie.
Carat is used to measure mass of gemstones (1ct = 0.2g), while karat is a US based measure for the purity of gold (24 karat = 99.95–100% purity). This all not to be confused with carrot, which is just still a vegetable.
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The most expensive pancake in the world is made with 24 carat gold leaf and Madagascan vanilla pods and is sold at Opus in England's Printworks, for $200.
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There is a Pizza Go-Go store in London that sells a £500 pizza. The pizza is topped with 24 carat Gold Flakes, Caviar, Lobster, Fantail Prawns and White Truffle Oil. The customer Who orders this pizza will receive it with “red carpet service”, delivered by a butler to your door.
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In 2011, designer Stuart Hughes customised an iPad 2 with solid 24-carat gold backing, 65 diamonds on the home button and a screen frame made from ammonite rock and ‘slivers of thigh bone from a Tyrannosaurus Rex.’ The asking price: $8 million.
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World's oldest multiple-page book is about 2500 years old. It was found in a tomb which was uncovered during digging a canal in Bulgaria. It contains 6 sheets of 24 carat gold
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An African country (Ghana) will use GOLD coins following an approval by their central bank to produce 24-Carat coins in honour of their King
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In 2008, Scandinavian design company Aurumania first released their Gold Bike Crystal Edition. Built by hand and plated with genuine 24-carat gold, the spectacularly adorned bike cost about $103,700 in America and was the most expensive bike in the world at its debut.
