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Platinum was known to at least some pre-Columbian civilizations in the New World. The earliest European reference to it is from 1557. It was first isolated in pure form (previous examples had effectively been naturally-occuring alloys) in 1786 by Chabaneau.
It turns out that it's extremely difficult to separate platinum from certain other metals (called the platinum group) using traditional metallurgical techniques.
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1965
What is the discovery date of manganese?
1774
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One good thing that happened after the discovery of platinum?
It becomes rusty and nasty
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