The Golden Truth: 5 Mind-Blowing Facts About Gold

Did you know that all the gold ever mined in human history could fit into just 3.5 Olympic swimming pools? That's right! While everyone's going crazy over gold (including us at Golden Vault with our 1kg gold bar giveaways), there's actually less of it than you might think. Here's another fun fact: gold is so malleable that a single ounce can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long or beaten into a sheet that could cover a tennis court. And if you think gold is just Earth's thing, think again – scientists believe most of Earth's gold came from meteorite impacts billions of years ago. Space gold, anyone? The most mind-bending fact? Gold never rusts or corrodes. That Egyptian gold mask you saw in a museum? It looks exactly the same as the day it was made. No wonder we're all obsessed with this eternal metal!