Sunday


Gold-digging


In South Africa, production of a single ounce of gold requires about three tons of rock, 1,320 gallons of water and 600 kilowatt hours of electricity.

Wednesday


Caesar’s Last Words


William Shakespeare recorded the dying words of Julius Caesar in his play of the same name: “Et tu, Brute.” But Shakespeare created the quotation for artistic effect. Suetonius, author of “The Lives of the First Twelve Caesars,” writes that Caesar’s actual last words were “Kai su, teknon,” meaning “Even you, my child.”