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Are you worth your weight in gold? Sort of.

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Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Gold runs through our veins... no, really!

IN A NUTSHELL - EP.02

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Dear Neil Young, there is no need to search for a heart of gold anymore. The precious metal actually runs through your bloodstream, as well as many of your other organs. Some 0.2 milligrams of it in total, give or take.

Are you worth your weight in gold? Sort of.

There is gold in the human body. No, really! | © World Radio Normandy Caen // Sebastien Pollock

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