Something very noteworthy I read some time ago in BBC News: The fictional mineral Kryptonite, known to every kid on the planet as the Achilles' heel of Superman, has been discovered in the real world.At least sort of: Jadarite, a new mineral found 2007 in Serbia with the chemical formula "sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide" coincidentally does have almost the same formula as the Kryptonite described in the 2006 movie "Superman Returns" (only missing fluorine and more obviously the color green).
Although Superman's Kryptonite was first described in the unpublished comic "K-Metal from Krypton" by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and originally illustrated by the Joe Shuster Studio in 1940, it's first a public appearance was in 1943 on the Superman radio series with an official introduction in published comics even later in 1949.
As for the Kryptonite discovery, it is unknown if Lex Luthor did visit Serbia in 2007. But the Natural History Museum, where some of the mineral is on display, promised appropriate security.
Although Superman's Kryptonite was first described in the unpublished comic "K-Metal from Krypton" by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and originally illustrated by the Joe Shuster Studio in 1940, it's first a public appearance was in 1943 on the Superman radio series with an official introduction in published comics even later in 1949.As for the Kryptonite discovery, it is unknown if Lex Luthor did visit Serbia in 2007. But the Natural History Museum, where some of the mineral is on display, promised appropriate security.
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