Olympians Bite Their Medals: Reason Behind the Iconic Moment Revealed
Biting of the gold was done to test if it is really gold or just pyrite or fool’s gold. It is a fact that the human teeth is harder than gold but softer than pyrite.

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Biting of the gold was done to test if it is really gold or just pyrite or fool’s gold. It is a fact that the human teeth is harder than gold but softer than pyrite.