Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps took the cake, breaking the record of winning 8 gold medals. But the medals he earned are not 100% gold.

China’s impressive haul of gold medals at the Beijing Olympics was tarnished somewhat today when it was revealed that “abnormally high levels of lead” were found in the first-place medallions.

The medals, which were supposed to be made entirely of gold, were instead found to be composed of 99% lead alloy and coated with a gold-colored lead-based

(Via Borowitzreport)

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