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What is called Old Nick's copper?

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Nickel is called "Old Nick's copper" since during the time of discovery of nickel, the miners thought that it was false copper and the Devil was trying to trick them. So they called it Old Nick's copper and thus the name Nickel originated for the element nickel.

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