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Useless white metal, nothing will ever come of it (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] Rakonat@lemmy.world 63 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So wait, the entire Roman empire existed before Europe had any idea what platinum was?

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago

Correct! It's insane how recent some understandings of the world around us are.