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Medals For The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Will Be Made Out Of Recycled Gadgets

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Host cities always try to put their own special twist on things when it comes to designing Olympic medals. For Tokyo, that twist is to make them out of people’s old, unwanted gadgets. You’re probably well aware of the fact that electronics contain all kinds of valuable metals. They’re hopeful that amount will yield enough gold to produce the 5,000 medals they’ll need to award winners at both the Olympic and Paralympic games.

Added on the 02/02/2017 15:21:47 - Copyright : Wochit

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